{"product_id":"california-earthquakes-9780801889769","title":"California Earthquakes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalifornia Earthquakes is a provocative and accessible history of science, technology, and politics in a particular natural environment. Environmental History Highly recommended to a wide variety of readers. In a broader sense than its earthquake theme, it is an absorbing account of an important component of the development of California. Geschwind writes with an attractive style, some humor, and knows how to thread intriguing anecdotes. Earth Sciences 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 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 [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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:    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","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527629349207,"sku":"9780801889769","price":33.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801889769.jpg?v=1731868614","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/california-earthquakes-9780801889769","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}