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Earthquake Nation: The Cultural Politics of Japanese Seismicity, 1868-1930
Earthquake Nation The Cultural Politics of Japanese Seismicity 18681930
Author: Gregory Clancey
Accelerating seismic activity in late Meiji Japan climaxed in the legendary Great Nobi Earthquake of 1891, which rocked the main island from Tokyo to Osaka, killing thousands. Ironically, the earthquake brought down many "modern" structures built on the advice of foreign architects and engineers, while leaving certain traditional, wooden ones st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520246072
ISBN-10: 0520246071
Publication Date: 5/1/2006
Pages: 346
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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