Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Natural disasters > United States > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Disaster relief > United States > History.
Catastrophes naturelles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Gestion des situations d'urgence > États-Unis > Histoire.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > États-Unis > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Natural disasters
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Second edition
  • Return of the suppressed
  • Last call for Judgement Day
  • Disaster as archetype
  • Do-it-yourself deathscape
  • Body counting
  • Federalizing risk
  • Building for Apocalypse
  • Uncle Sam-floodplain recidivist
  • The perils of private property
  • Containing calamity
  • The Neurotic life of weather control
  • Forecasting at the fair weather service
  • Who pays?
  • The Drowning of America
  • Notes-Bibliography-Index.

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