"Becker and Faccenna offer an ambitious and comprehensive text that integrates an expansive summary of state-of-the-art geodynamical theory and modeling with a modern survey of geological and geophysical observations. This book will be of enormous value to students of geophysics and geology alike and could easily fuel multiple courses and years of study." --David Bercovici, author of The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) "This book provides a much-needed integrative view of tectonics and geodynamics that is modern and highly interdisciplinary. Tectonic Geodynamics is at the heart of understanding Earth's evolving structure, ranging from mantle convection and the movement of plates to the seismic hazards that impact society. While intended for the classroom, this is one of those books that most geoscientists will want on their shelf. The appendixes are a treasure!" --Roland Bürgmann, University of California, Berkeley "Since the inception of the plate tectonic era, earth scientists have recognized that surface tectonics is driven by the dynamics of Earth's interior. Becker and Faccenna have codified this view, covering nearly all aspects of mantle dynamics and the impact on surface deformation, volcanism, uplift, and kinematics. Building on first principles, this in-depth, comprehensive textbook explores the ways in which dynamic processes in the mantle are manifested as tectonic processes across the planet.

" --Sean Willett, ETH Zurich "Becker and Faccenna teach us the fundamentals of tectonics and mantle dynamics, intuitively employing continuum mechanics and linear algebra. Tectonic Geodynamics is modern and comprehensive in a way that few other books are, using examples from recent research advances and giving a good balance of both fundamentals and applications." --Clint Conrad, University of Oslo " Tectonic Geodynamics gives a very comprehensive and complete presentation of the state of the art of our knowledge of geodynamics and tectonics of Earth, including observations, experimental constrains, theory, and numerical models. No other textbook in the field has such a broad combination of approaches." --Taras Gerya, author of Introduction to Numerical Geodynamic Modelling.