Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Conversions -- 1 Earthquakes: Origins and Consequences -- 2 In the Holy Land: Earthquakes and the Hand of God -- 3 The Decline of Ancient Sparta: A Tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a Quaking Earth -- 4 Earthquakes in England: Echoes in Religion and Literature -- 5 The Great Lisbon Earthquake and the Axiom "Whatever Is, Is Right" -- 6 New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster -- 7 Earthquake, Fire, and Politics in San Francisco -- 8 Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake: "Hell Let Loose on Earth" -- 9 Peru in 1970: Chaos in the Andes -- 10 The 1972 Managua Earthquake: Catalyst for Revolution -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Notes and References -- Index