Sourced illustrations. Preface and acknowledgements. 1: Introduction; 2:Historical views; 3: Plate-tectonic framework; 4: The Western Mediterranean; 5: The Central Mediterranean: Alps and Apennines; 6: The Carpathians, the Balkans and Turkey; 7: Iran to Pakistan; 8: The India–Asia collision zone; 9: Southeast Asia; 10: The Western Pacific rim; 11: The North American Cordillera; 12: Central America, the Andes and Antarctica; 13: The ocean ridges; 14: Older Mountain Belts. Glossary. References and Further Reading. Index.
Graham Park is Emeritus Professor of Tectonic Geology at the University of Keele and the author of the best-selling books 'Introducing Geology' and 'The Making of Europe: A geological history' also published by Dunedin Academic Press.
'This highly attractive, superbly illustrated book provides a
comprehensive review of 'European' volcanoes that have been active
in the past 10 000 years. It includes all active and dormant
volcanoes and some that can probably be regarded as extinct.
'Europe' is meant in a political rather than a geographical sense
and hence includes oceanic islands of the North Atlantic and the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge… Ironically, I received the invitation to review
this book whilst on a Geologists' Association tour of Italian
volcanoes, but I did not see it until after I had returned home. It
summarises and illustrates beautifully all that we saw on that trip
but how I wish that I had had it earlier and I know that this is a
volume that I will dip into again and again.'Edinburgh
Geologist'Never before has anyone taken a global look at mountain ,
in this way and presented the material in such a clear and fairly
simple manner. To do the task Graham uses superb colourful maps and
sections. accompanied by excellent colour photographs. The large
format pages are uncluttered allowing the images to be reproduced
at generous sizes. My summary - a great read!'Down to Earth
'This highly attractive, superbly illustrated book provides a
comprehensive review of 'European' volcanoes that have been active
in the past 10 000 years. It includes all active and dormant
volcanoes and some that can probably be regarded as extinct.
'Europe' is meant in a political rather than a geographical sense
and hence includes oceanic islands of the North Atlantic and the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge… Ironically, I received the invitation to review
this book whilst on a Geologists' Association tour of Italian
volcanoes, but I did not see it until after I had returned home. It
summarises and illustrates beautifully all that we saw on that trip
but how I wish that I had had it earlier and I know that this is a
volume that I will dip into again and again.' Edinburgh
Geologist' ‘At first glance, it would be tempting to describe
this attractive book merely as a “geological atlas of mountains,”
but this would do the author a grave disservice. Yes, it presents a
detailed snapshot of our current geological knowledge of the
world's mountain belts. However, the text not only describes how
the mountains vary in space, but it also explores how they have
evolved over time. As the author dissects their anatomy, he also
examines the geological processes involved in shaping them, from
youth to maturity. Moreover, their development is considered within
the context of the whole Earth system and the overarching model of
plate tectonics—key concepts that underpin the discipline of
geology and that are summarized in one of the early chapters…This
volume could satisfy several different types of reader. I can
imagine an undergraduate geology or geography student turning to it
for authoritative, first-order information on an unfamiliar
mountain region, say for an assignment, and dipping in to the
appropriate chapter, before perhaps being drawn in to other
sections by simple curiosity. Similarly, for a geological
researcher skimming rapidly for background information before
embarking on investigations in a new mountain belt, it is the
perfect place for a swift overview before diving into the expert
literature via the references towards the back of the book.
However, I can also see this volume on the cluttered bookshelf or
coffee table of anyone who is fascinated by mountains—from whatever
angle—and has been searching for a book to paint in the geological
background of their own mental portrait of what a mountain is. This
book is what they have been seeking.’ Mountain Research and
Development'Never before has anyone taken a global look at mountain
, in this way and presented the material in such a clear and fairly
simple manner. To do the task Graham uses superb colourful maps and
sections. accompanied by excellent colour photographs. The large
format pages are uncluttered allowing the images to be reproduced
at generous sizes. My summary - a great read!' Down to Earth
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