Into the Fire : Disaster and the Remaking of Gender /

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In August 2003, one of the largest wildfires in Canadian history struck near Kelowna, British Columbia and the surrounding Okanagan Valley, causing unprecedented damage. As Shelley Pacholok observes in this innovative study, the turbulence and extreme conditions that followed in the wake of this dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pacholok, Shelley, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women > Social conditions.
Women > Psychology.
Sex role.
Disasters > Social aspects.
Disaster relief > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
sex role.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Femmes > Psychologie.
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Aspect social.
Catastrophes > Aspect social.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In August 2003, one of the largest wildfires in Canadian history struck near Kelowna, British Columbia and the surrounding Okanagan Valley, causing unprecedented damage. As Shelley Pacholok observes in this innovative study, the turbulence and extreme conditions that followed in the wake of this disaster destabilized an important area of social life - that of gender relations.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages): illustrations, digital file
ISBN:9781442666849

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