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The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Pradyumna P. Karan, Shanmugam P. SubbiahPublish date:1/9/2011Pages:328
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813126524ISBN-10:0813126525UPC:9780813126524Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Human GeographySize:9.10 x 6.36 x 1.24 inchesWeight:0.649Product ID:SCWYS0K41F
On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami triggered by an underwater earthquake pummeled the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and other countries along the Indian Ocean. With casualties as far away as Africa, the aftermath was overwhelming: ships could be spotted miles inland; cars floated in the ocean; legions of the unidentified dead-an estimated 225,000-were buried in mass graves; relief organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide adequate aid for survivors. Shortly after
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813126524ISBN-10:0813126525UPC:9780813126524Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Human GeographySize:9.10 x 6.36 x 1.24 inchesWeight:0.649Product ID:SCWYS0K41F

Pradyumna P. Karan, University Research Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky, is the author of Japan in the 21st Century, The Non-Western World, and coauthor of Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan. S. Subbiah, professor emeritus of geography and director of the Centre for Japanese Studies and Research at the University of Madras in Chennai, India, is the author of Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century and coauthor of Natural Hazards and Disasters: Essays on Impacts and Management. He is the editor of the Indian Geographical Journal and lives in Chennai, India.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Pradyumna P. Karan, Shanmugam P. Subbiah

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