MACMILLAN Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies: A Global Synthesis of Shared Experiences

Based on conference proceedings presented at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2012, Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies offers leading insight into and viewpoints on disasters from scholars and journalists working in Japan, China, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Review "This stimulating collection is impressive in every way - from the chronological and geographic range of the twentieth-century Asian disasters covered to the international composition of contributing authors. Professor Yau's imaginative and wide-ranging editorial vision inspires confidence that the comparative and cosmopolitan study of modern Asia is in terrifically capable hands." - John W. Dower, Ford International Professor of History, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA "This is a handsome volume that brings together diverse experts in the field from multidisciplinary backgrounds. It attempts to reconstruct some important memories of natural disasters that happened in recent times. Designed in a chronological order, the reader is taken on a journey from reactions to the event to memory recollection and physical reconstruction. The tangible and intangible aspects of post-disaster work are weaved into the narrative as a hindsight reflection of the events." - Tai Wei Lim, Assistant Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong About the Author Yuki Tanaka, Hiroshima City University, Japan David McNeill, Sophia University, Japan Simon Avenell, National University of Singapore Brian Victoria, Antioch University, USA Biao Yang, East China Normal University Mark Selden, Cornell University, USA Shuk-ting, Kinnia Yau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Siu-wah Yu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Yee-chong Lee, Green Peace Benigno Balgos, Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Philippines Masao Nishimura, Waseda University, Japan Rie Odajima, Waseda University, Japan