Earthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan\'s infrastructure of resilience.
Illustrations: 5 color photos, 22 photos, 12 color illus., 4 illus., 1 map.
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.
Earthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan\'s infrastructure of resilience