Janet Borland is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Hong Kong.
[Borland's] research is thorough, her writing is often vivid, and the book is very well illustrated. Whether using her own words or those of Japan's children, the author is able to convey a vivid sense of the horror of an event like the Great Kanto Earthquake and the difficulties faced by many survivors...Earthquake Children will appeal to anyone interested in social responses to earthquakes and other disasters in urban areas, to those interested in the history of children, and to anyone interested in the modern history of Tokyo. -- Gregory Smits * Monumenta Nipponica * An absorbing book...Narrates the vivid and emotional stories of how children experienced and made sense of the earthquake, how teachers and other adults interpreted the children's experience, and the subsequent initiatives to develop disaster-preparedness in the public...Succeeds in illuminating the contemporary relevance of this historical study. -- Kaori H. Okano * Journal of Japanese Studies *