Reviews

"The authors show how a relatively few general mechanisms of folding, when combined with a wide variety of conditions, can give rise to a large range of fold geometries. Three basic mechanisms are considered by which layers can become folded, namely layer parallel shortening, ramp folding and density instability.... The book focuses on folding by the mechanism of layer parallel shortening, to which four chapters are dedicated, but chapters on density instability, ramp folding and sliding on weak interfaces are also included.... [R]epresents a major contribution to structural geology and will inevitably become essential reading for students and researchers interested in the initiation and propagation of folds and diapirs." -- "Geoscientist"