Earthquake Children. Building Resilience from the Ruins of Tokyo, Paperback/Janet Borland

Earthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan's infrastructure of resilience. Janet Borland vividly demonstrates that Japan's contemporary culture of disaster preparedness-and its people's ability to respond calmly in times of emergency-are the results of learned and practiced behaviors inspired by earlier tragedies. Illustrations: 5 color photos, 22 photos, 12 color illus., 4 illus., 1 map