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Book SynopsisAccelerating 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. This book presents the history of modern Japanese earthquakes and earthquake science.
Trade Review"This is a work of extraordinary originality and lucidity. It reveals the surprising fact that earthquakes, in addition to being natural phenomena, have also been eminently social constructions. Clancey offers numerous insights on the origins of technical disciplines in Japan, and manages to do so in an expository style that is as engrossing as a detective novel." - Jordan Sand, author of House and Home in Modern Japan: Architecture, Domestic Space, and Bourgeois Culture, 1880-1930"
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Strong Nation, Stone Nation 2. Earthquakes 3. The Seismologists 4. The National Essence 5. A Great Earthquake 6. Japan as Earthquake Nation 7. Japanese Architecture after NQbi 8. The Great KantQ Earthquake and the Submergence of the Earthquake Nation Notes Bibliography Index
