The aftermath of the 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami : living among the rubble /

Based on witness testimony and eighteen months of fieldwork, this work of disaster ethnography examines the effects of East Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the fishing town of Otsuchi. It analyzes how local social systems developed to cope with the destruction and redevelopment and how r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Takezawa, Shōichirō, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016.
Temas:
Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
2011
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 > Social aspects.
Earthquakes > Japan > Ōtsuchi-chō.
Tsunamis > Japan > Ōtsuchi-chō.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > Japan > Ōtsuchi-chō.
Disaster relief > Japan > Ōtsuchi-chō.
Tremblement de terre et tsunami du Nord-Est, Japon, 2011 > Aspect social.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Disaster relief
Earthquakes
Human beings > Effect of environment on
Social aspects
Social conditions
Tsunamis
Ōtsuchi-chō (Japan) > Social conditions.
Japan
Japan > Ōtsuchi-chō
Japan > Tōhoku Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Based on witness testimony and eighteen months of fieldwork, this work of disaster ethnography examines the effects of East Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the fishing town of Otsuchi. It analyzes how local social systems developed to cope with the destruction and redevelopment and how residents behaved and narrated their own experiences.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498542524
1498542522

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