Continental drift is created at spreading centers, and this, along with subduction, drives the system of plates in a chaotic manner, resulting in continuous orogeny and areas of isostatic imbalance. The theory of plate tectonics explains all this, including the movement of the continents, better than Wegener's theory. Hans Stille and Leopold Kober opposed the idea of continental drift and worked on a "fixist" geosyncline model with Earth contraction playing a key role in the formation of orogens. Other geologists who opposed continental drift were Bailey Willis, Charles Schuchert, Rollin Chamberlin and Walther Bucher. In 1939 an international geological conference was held
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power force of her thesis, which is passionately and effectively articulated." "Drift" debuted at the top of "The New York Times" Best Sellers list for hardcover nonfiction, where it remained at number one for five weeks and remained in the top 10 for an additional two weeks. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power is a 2012 book by Rachel Maddow. Her first book, "Drift" explores the premise that the manner in which the United States goes to war has gradually become more secretive and less democratic. In "Drift", Maddow examines how American declarations