Disaster culture : knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Button, Gregory
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Emergency management > United States.
Crisis management > United States.
Disasters > United States.
Uncertainty.
Gestion de crise > États-Unis.
Catastrophes > États-Unis.
Incertitude.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Crisis management
Disasters
Emergency management
Uncertainty
Umweltkatastrophe
Katastrophe
Bewältigung
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Sea of Uncertainty; 2. Uncertainty and Social Conflict over Animal Rescue; 3. "What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 4. "Damaged by Katrina, Ruined by Murphy Oil"; 5. Knowledge Withheld; 6. "What We Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 7. Mediated Disaster Narratives; 8. Contested Knowledge; 9. The Production of Uncertainty; 10. Sequestered Knowledge; 11. A Gulf of Uncertainty; References; Index; About the Author.

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