Contextualizing Disaster (Catastrophes in Context, Band 1)

ISBN 10: 1785332805 ISBN 13: 9781785332807

Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Offers a comparative analysis of six recent disasters and several 'hidden’, crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. Makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomenon.

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Gregory V. Button is an internationally recognized disaster researcher and a former faculty member at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, as well as a former faculty member of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he was Co-Director of the Disasters, Displacement and Human Rights. A Former U.S Senate Congressional Fellow he has published dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters. His work has been featured in many major media outlets. He is a regular contributor to public radio stations and a frequent writer for Counterpunch.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1785332805
• ISBN 13: 9781785332807
• Einband: Bibliothekseinband
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 216
• Herausgeber: Button Gregory V., Schuller Mark
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