Tsunami
By: Richard Hamblyn
Series: Earth series; Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781780233475
Subjects: Forecasting; Tsunamis; Folklore; Social aspects; Environmental aspects; Safety measures; History
Other titles: Tsunami : Nature and culture
Description: "Tsunami explores how these treacherous sea-surges happen, what makes them so powerful, and what can be done to safeguard vulnerable coastlines. Hamblyn details their cultural significance in tsunami-prone places such as Japan, Hawaii, and Chile, while also considering their importance in the more seismically stable West, where their appearances are limited to popular culture and blockbuster films."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface : the tsunami stone; title: Tsunamis in history and memory; title: The science of tsunamis; title: 'The hungry wave' : tsunamis in myth and legend; title: Tsunamis in literature, art and film; title: Living with tsunamis : warning systems and coastal defence; title: Tsunami timeline.