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Contextualizing Disaster

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Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six recent -highly visible- disasters and several slow-burning, -hidden, - crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomena.

Pages: 200

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Release: September 30, 2016

ISBN: 1785333194

ISBN 13: 9781785333194

Contextualizing Disaster

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six recent -highly visible- disasters and several slow-burning, -hidden, - crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomena.

Pages: 200

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Release: September 30, 2016

ISBN: 1785333194

ISBN 13: 9781785333194

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