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Learning from the Earthquake Nation: Japanese Science Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century.

Earthquake sciences, such as seismology and earthquake engineering, were important for Japanese science diplomacy throughout the twentieth century and remain relevant for Japan's science diplomacy initiatives today. This article traces how the earthquake sciences were constructed as a 'Japanese scie...

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Published in:Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 485 - 502
Main Author: Jacoby, Julia Mariko
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications, Ltd. Jul2021
Subjects:
Twentieth century
Diplomacy
Colonial administration
Seismic networks
Sendai Earthquake, Japan, 2011
Earthquake engineering
Earthquakes
Japan
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost