Geological Magazine; January 2008; v. 145; no. 1;
p. 149-150; DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807004104
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STUWE, K. 2007. Geodynamics of the Lithosphere, 2nd ed. xiv + 493 pp.
Berlin, Heidelberg, Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag. Price Euros 89.95, SFr 147.50, US $119.00, £69.00 (hard covers). ISBN 9783 540 71236 7.
T. J. B. Holland
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This second edition of the book Geodynamics of the Lithosphere is a very welcome update to the original 2002 volume. The comments made about the first edition, which has been summed up precisely and well in the review of Jackson (Geological Magazine 140 (2), 2003, p. 231), still stand as a testament largely because, by its nature, this book is resistant to rapid outdating. For those who have not seen the earlier edition or Jacksons review, I will summarise the main content briefly here.
This book concerns thinking sensibly about the earth, not . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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