Disaster Culture

Disaster Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781315430362
ISBN-13 : 1315430363
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Book Synopsis Disaster Culture by : Gregory Button

Download or read book Disaster Culture written by Gregory Button and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors attempt to create meaning and control social relations in post-disaster struggles for the redistribution of power.


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