Critical disaster studies

Scholars from seven disciplines, whose work spans five continents, announce a new way of seeing disasters that is essential for making sense of our time: critical disaster studies. Critical Disaster Studies strips away the technocratic veneer that too often makes structural problems appear to be acu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Remes, Jacob A. C. (Editor), Horowitz, Andy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Press 2021, ©2021
Series:Critical studies in risk and disaster
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Scholars from seven disciplines, whose work spans five continents, announce a new way of seeing disasters that is essential for making sense of our time: critical disaster studies. Critical Disaster Studies strips away the technocratic veneer that too often makes structural problems appear to be acute emergencies.
Physical Description:XV, 275 pages
ISBN:978-0-8122-9972-4