The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster by Karan, Pradyumna P.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813126524)

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster by Karan, Pradyumna P.

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

$40.00
The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster by Karan, Pradyumna P.

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

$40.00
Format: Hardcover
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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

Author: Pradyumna P. Karan
ISBN-10: 0813126525
ISBN-13: 9780813126524
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2011
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.36w x 1.24d

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By Pradyumna P. Karan
By Pradyumna P. Karan
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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.

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