Catastrophe and Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster

At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important...
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Author: Susanna M. Hoffman
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Language: English
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Catastrophe and Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster by Hoffman, Susanna M.

Catastrophe and Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster

$75.30

Catastrophe and Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster

$75.30
Author: Susanna M. Hoffman
Format: Paperback
Language: English

At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important focus for anthropological research-one where the four fields of anthropology are synthesized to address the multidimensionality of the effects to a community's social structures and relationship to the environment. Using a variety of natural and technological disasters-including Mexican earthquakes, drought in the Andes and in Africa, the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Oakland firestorm, and the Bhopal gas disaster-the authors of this volume explore the potentials of disaster for ecological, political-economic, and cultural approaches to anthropology along with the perspectives of archaeology and history. They also discuss the connection between theory and practice and what anthropology can do for disaster management.



Author: Susanna M. Hoffman
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Published: 03/01/2002
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.14w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9781930618152

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