Awards

• Winner of Forum for the History of Science in America Book Prize 2004 (United States)
• Winner of Forum for the History of Science in America Book Prize 2004.

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Author:   Carl-Henry Geschwind
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780801889769

ISBN 10:   0801889766
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   11 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Reactions to the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 Chapter 2: Setting Up a Scientific Infrastructure - Seismology California Style, 1910-1925 Chapter 3: Bailey Willis and the Promotion of Earthquake Safety in the Mid-1920s Chapter 4: Engineering a Regulatory-State Apparatus - Seismic Safety in the 1930s Chapter 5: Earthquake Experts and the Cold War State Chapter 6: New Initiatives for Earthquake Preparedness, 1964-1971 Chapter 7: Seismic Politics - Responses to the San Fernando Earthquake of 1971 Chapter 8: Pushing Prediction - Establishment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Chapter 9: The Regulatory-State Apparatus in Action Abbreviations Notes Essay on Sources Index

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This carefully researched book provides new knowledge about a group of scientific experts who are not normally associated with Progressivism. In the process of examining the history of this group of technocratic reformers, Geschwind persuasively shows how the regulatory state has come to play the single greatest role in insulating Californians from the risk of seismic disaster. - Journal of American History California Earthquakes is a provocative and accessible history of science, technology, and politics in a particular natural environment. - Environmental History Geschwind, like no other, tells the story of a full spectrum of human responses to earthquakes in California. Topics are seamlessly interwoven in historical context... Dealing constructively with California earthquakes in the future should be enhanced through the understanding and appreciation of the historical aspects so well presented in this book. - Choice [A] thorough and well-documented study... This book is an important benchmark for understanding the historical context of [the scientific community's] work, and provides insights into how scientific policy and funding programs are formed. - Western Historical Quarterly Well written, tightly structured, and carefully researched. - Contemporary Disaster Review

Author Information

Carl-Henry Geschwind holds a master's degree in geological sciences from Brown University and a Ph.D. in history of science from the Johns Hopkins University.

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