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ABER, J. S. & BER, A. 2007. Glaciotectonism. Developments in Quaternary Science Series Volume 6.

x + 246 pp. Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London: Elsevier. Price £110.00, US $175.00, Euros 160 (hard covers). ISBN 9780 444 52943 5.

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This unusual volume deals with deformation of sediment by glacial processes, the landforms developed as a result, and the processes involved in forming them. The book is the sixth in a series edited by Professor van der Meer on aspects of Quaternary geology. As an increasing interest is being taken in the mass balance of modern glaciers, the products of glaciotectonism can potentially reveal a great deal about the response of ice masses to climatic warming. Aber & Ber’s volume is divided into 13 relatively digestible chapters. The book may be considered as being divided into three parts: the first three chapters on theory, . . . [Full Text of this Article]