Social impact of disasters Books
University of Chicago Press Gender Justice
Book SynopsisTracing the way various public policies have evolved, David L. Kirp, Mark G. Yudof, and Marlene Strong Franks find that the profusion of legislation and court decisions masks an uncertain and problematic sense of what gender-based justice means. They show that even policies not ostensibly concerned with genderfrom tax codes to health benefitshave a significant effect on sexual equality. They argue that whether or not it intends to do so, our government is setting gender policies. Pointing out that individual autonomy is the essential component of a just society, they endorse a policy that encourages choice rather than one that promotes particular outcomes.
£23.00
The University of Chicago Press Why We Lost the ERA
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The University of Chicago Press Cartographies of Danger Mapping Hazards in
Book SynopsisExplains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers.
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The University of Chicago Press Dangerous Earth
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The University of Chicago Press Black Wave How Networks and Governance Shaped
Book SynopsisDespite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tohoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearby China and India. What accounts for the exceptionally high survival rate? And why is it that some towns and cities in the Tohoku region have built back more quickly than others? Black Wave illuminates two critical factors that had a direct influence on why survival rates varied so much across the Tohoku region following the 3/11 disasters and why the rebuilding process has also not moved in lockstep across the region. Individuals and communities with stronger networks and better governance, Daniel P. Aldrich shows, had higher survival rates and accelerated recoveries. Less connected communities with fewer such ties faced harder recovery processes and lower survival rates. Beyond the individual and neighborhoodTrade Review"Much has written about the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident that struck Japan in 2011. But few scholars can combine a deep knowledge of Japanese politics and society and a deep knowledge of contemporary research on the social response to natural and technological hazards. Aldrich is one such scholar, and this book sets the standard for scholarship in this field. The striking finding--that recovery among different communities in the most stricken areas of Japan was uneven--is likely to be of great interest to students of disasters, of technological hazards, and of contemporary Japanese politics."--Thomas A. Birkland North Carolina State University "Three disasters--an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown--struck Japan on 3/11, generating one of the greatest catastrophes in recent history. In Black Wave, Aldrich asks a series of essential questions: How did so many people survive? Why did some places fare so much better than others? What does it mean to be resilient in a world of emerging risks? His findings are surprising and important. Everyone interested in disaster--or, really, survival--should read this excellent book."--Eric Klinenberg, New York University, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
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The University of Chicago Press Black Wave How Networks and Governance Shaped
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Much has written about the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident that struck Japan in 2011. But few scholars can combine a deep knowledge of Japanese politics and society and a deep knowledge of contemporary research on the social response to natural and technological hazards. Aldrich is one such scholar, and this book sets the standard for scholarship in this field. The striking finding--that recovery among different communities in the most stricken areas of Japan was uneven--is likely to be of great interest to students of disasters, of technological hazards, and of contemporary Japanese politics."--Thomas A. Birkland, North Carolina State University "Three disasters--an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown--struck Japan on 3/11, generating one of the greatest catastrophes in recent history. In Black Wave, Aldrich asks a series of essential questions: How did so many people survive? Why did some places fare so much better than others? What does it mean to be resilient in a world of emerging risks? His findings are surprising and important. Everyone interested in disaster--or, really, survival--should read this excellent book."--Eric Klinenberg, New York University, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press The Work of Disaster
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McGill-Queen's University Press Hungry and Starving
Book SynopsisStalin’s collectivization of Soviet Russia’s agriculture resulted in the deaths of at least ten million people through starvation and associated diseases between 1928 and 1934. Hungry and Starving explores primary accounts of the Great Soviet Famine on the part of both its perpetrators and its sufferers.Trade Review“Impressively researched, this book sets itself apart from most other studies in the English-language historiography of the famines. It is a story told mainly through the human voices of the famine years. A major contribution to the literature, it is poised to spark new debate.” John-Paul Himka, University of Alberta and author of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust: OUN and UPA's Participation in the Destruction of Ukrainian Jewry, 1941–1944
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Columbia University Press Famine in North Korea
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA rigorous study. -- Anna Fifield Financial Times This book belongs on the list of required reading. -- Claudia Rosett New York Sun This is a haunting, exasperating, sobering look at an ongoing tragedy. -- Terry Hong The Bloomsbury Review The quality of analysis and prose is consistently high throughout. -- Brian Myers Acta Koreana A comprehensive and penetrating account. Swarthmore College Bulletin A readable, well-researched, and insightful analysis... Highly recommended. Choice Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform offers a systematic bird's eye view of the fundamental causes and consequences of North Korea's famine. -- Chung Min Lee Asia Policy Backed by data treated with appropriate caution, Haggard and Noland cogently present the sad North Korean story... [An] impressive work. The Lancet Famine in North Korea is as good as the best of its genre. -- Raghav Gaiha Development and Change [An] essential book. -- Stephen Devereux Journal of Economic Literature This book will be of interest to those in the Korean studies field as well as among humanitarian and public policy circles -- Suzy Kim The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Foreword, by Amartya Sen Preface 1. Introduction: Famine, Aid, and Markets in North Korea Part I. Perspectives on the famine 2. The Origins of the Great Famine 3. The Distribution of Misery: Famine and the Breakdown of the Public Distribution System Part II. The Dilemmas of Humanitarian Assistance 4. The Aid Regime: The Problem of Monitoring 5. Diversion 6. The Political Economy of Aid Part III: Dealing with a Changing North Korea 7. Coping, Marketization, and Reform: New Sources of Vulnerability 8. Conclusion: North Korea in Comparative and International Perspective Appendix 1: Illicit Activities Appendix 2: The Scope of the Humanitarian Aid Effort Appendix 3: The Marketization Balance Sheet Notes References Index
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Columbia University Press Radiation Nation
Book SynopsisOn March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant. In this innovative study, Natasha Zaretsky uses the near-meltdown to shed new light on the era’s political realignments. Radiation Nation uncovers the surprising bodily and ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism.Trade ReviewThis is an epic book, speaking to grand stakes. Centered on Three Mile Island, it is actually a chronicle of postwar America, touching on everything from atomic-age anxieties, to declining faith in expertise, to the long-grindng pessimism of the 'anthropocene.' It is, in short, brilliant, among the best works of history I have read in years. -- Jeremy Varon, the New SchoolTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Culture of Dissociation and the Rise of the Unborn2. The Accident and the Political Transformation of the 1970s3. Creating a Community of Fate at Three Mile Island4. The Second Cold War and the Extinction ThreatConclusionNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Columbia University Press The Future as Catastrophe
Book SynopsisThe Future as Catastrophe offers a novel critique of the fascination with disaster. Analyzing the catastrophic imaginary from its historical roots to the contemporary popularity of disaster fiction and end-of-the-world blockbusters, Eva Horn argues that apocalypse always haunts the modern idea of a future that can be anticipated and planned.Trade ReviewThe end of the world and the extinction of the human species will be a catastrophe without event, survivor, or witness. Eva Horn's brilliant and copiously informed historical study explores the potential of 'future fictions' as epistemic tools to anticipate the unknowable—to imagine it by giving it shape, investing it with meaning and affect and thereby making it 'real.' -- Aleida Assmann, author of Cultural Memory and Western Civilization: Functions, Media, ArchivesWho would ever have imagined that a book about catastrophes could be informative, entertaining, and helpful? In this magnificent volume, Eva Horn has achieved this trifecta. As a bonus, the book is erudite and paints a picture of thinking about disaster as a strident criticism of modernity’s blind faith in human progress. Read it! -- John Casti, author of X-Events: Complexity Overload and the Collapse of Everything'Why do we imagine ourselves as Last Men?' Eva Horn's imaginative, incisive, and wide-ranging exploration of this arresting question doubles up an arresting genealogy of the modern fear of the future as catastrophe. An illuminating read, not only for students of modernity but also those pondering the looming crisis of climate change. -- Dipesh Chakrabarty, author of The Calling of History: Sir Jadunath Sarkar and His Empire of TruthTacking between the fictional and the real, Horn provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of why we are such avid consumers of dystopian disasters and what these not-so-artificial scenarios mean for our ability to contend with these portentous events. The Future as Catastrophe examines the content, sources, history, and function that the catastrophic has for politics, knowledge, and the human capacity to imagine its own destruction. -- Anson Rabinbach, author of In the Shadow of Catastrophe: German Intellectuals Between Apocalypse and EnlightenmentWith the notion of the 'Anthropocene,' we have learned to think, in an entirely secular and scientific way, the end times of human life on the planet. With breathtaking erudition and in stunning and precise prose, Eva Horn guides us through the ways in which the natural and social sciences, economic and political theory, and above all literature and popular culture, have, over the last two centuries, sought to rehearse scenarios of the end and its aftermath. As Horn also shows, the future perfect tense of catastrophe—all this will have been—serves as a remarkable diagnostic lens for the revelation—the 'apocalypse'—of the present tense of catastrophic ways of living. -- Eric L. Santner, author of The Royal Remains: The People's Two Bodies and the Endgames of SovereigntyThe Future as Catastrophe is theoretically rich and its arguments are bolstered by the sheer breadth oftexts with which it engages...a valuable contribution to environmental studies. -- Jason Ludwig, Cornell University * H-Environment *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Last Men2. Catastrophe Without Event: Imagining Climate Disaster3. Survival: The Biopolitics of Catastrophe4. The Future of Things: Accidents and Technical Safety5. The Paradoxes of PredictionConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press Catastrophic Incentives
Book SynopsisExamining twenty years of disasters from 9/11 to COVID-19, Jeff Schlegelmilch and Ellen Carlin show how flawed incentive structures make the world more vulnerable when catastrophe strikes.Trade ReviewAt this critical crossroads in human history, Schlegelmilch and Carlin expose the cracks in how we prepare and respond to disasters and call on us to develop and execute strategies for achieving a more sustainable and resilient future. -- Shay Bahramirad, senior vice president of Engineering, Asset Management, and Capital Program, LUMA Energy, and president-elect of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy SocietyThis critical analysis offers fresh insight into the ways that the very structures we rely on to keep us safe from disasters are falling short. In exploring disincentives for readiness within and among sectors and the vulnerabilities they enable, the authors also provide a path forward and a reason to believe that a more resilient future is possible. -- Tom Daschle, commissioner, Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and former Senate majority leaderA critical examination of recent events and our capacity to prepare and respond to them. With this work, the authors review the key drivers of disaster infrastructure, and the incentives that sustain them. As we reflect on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and observe the landscape ahead, this book is a valuable resource. -- Nicolette Louissaint, senior vice president of policy, Healthcare Distribution AllianceThis is a true ‘must read’ for anyone interested in how we’ve managed large-scale disasters since the 9/11 attacks. Chronicling the evolution of key policies and protocols while still being an accessible and compelling story, it is an essential guide for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the safety and security of our world in the years to come. -- Irwin Redlener, MD, founding director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia UniversityThis book is an essential read to better understand why different sectors respond the way they do, and how that sets the stage for our own preparedness planning for surviving disasters. -- Les Stroud, survival expert and award-winning filmmaker and producerTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. A Recent History of Disasters: Events, Trends and Organizational Responses1. The Birth of the Modern Era of U.S. Disaster Management and Its Global Implications (2001)2. A Pandemic Warning, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Hurricane Katrina, and a Bird Flu (2002–2007)3. An Influenza Pandemic, Earthquake in Haiti, Fukushima Disaster, and Superstorm Sandy (2008–2012)4. Ebola, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and a Pandemic for the Ages (2013–2021)Part II. How Organizations Respond to Disasters and Why They Behave That Way5. Disaster Politics6. Disaster Markets and the Private Sector7. Disaster Nonprofits8. Disaster AcademicsPart III. In Search of Disaster Resilience9. Humans Are Bad at Risk, and Even Worse with Uncertainty10. Reimagining the ModelNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Illinois Press Women of the Storm
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Women of the Storm pulls back the analytical curtain on one of the most unusual post-Katrina political movements. Drawing on firsthand observations and in-depth interviews, David reveals how privileged white New Orleans women used their philanthropic and volunteer skills to create a genuinely interracial alliance that could effectively pressure members of Congress to invest in the city’s and the whole coastal region’s revival. Here is a book for anyone doing intersectional digging into gendered social movements, congressional lobbying, or postdisaster politics.”—Cynthia Enloe, author of Seriously! Investigating Crashes and Crises as if Women Mattered"It is a book about storm recovery but, more important, about the personalities that helped move that effort forward. David offers the reader sound sociological explanations about the collective actions of WOS, but in the end, he gives readers a tale of perseverance and love of community." --The Journal of Southern History"Useful for anyone interested in studying gender, groups, disasters, politics, or social movements." --The Southern Register"This unique contribution to the literature should allow Women of the Storm to attract the attention of researchers, teachers, and community groups of all sorts. It models dedicated, reflexive fieldwork and provides analyses that are empirically grounded yet theoretically rich. David's excellent book should be included on the bookshelf of every scholar of disaster, gender, elites, and social movements."--Antipode"For readers in gender studies, disaster studies and the sociology of the environment, the book generates a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women's activism in recovery from the long-term effects of Katrina." --Journal of Gender Studies"A well-written and informative read. . . . Civic activists and scholars of gender and social movements alike will find this text to be a valuable addition to their reading lists." --Gender & Society"Although social theory clearly guides David's research process and analysis, the book's writing style foregrounds narrative, character development and voices of WOS women. . . . An easy and enjoyable reading experience." --Contemporary Sociology"Women of the Storm is an important 'studying up' investigation of privileged women in post-Katrina New Orleans. It offers a rare, in-depth look at the volunteer political labor of elite women. Engaging and well written, David focuses on micro-level processes and presents careful descriptions of events and dialogue to illuminate issues of power, inequality, diversity, gender, social class, and politics. Women of the Storm is a truly valuable addition to the field of gender and disaster."—Alice Fothergill, coauthor of Children of Katrina "This fascinating book describes a courageous group of elite women who took the risk to bridge race and class divides, stand together, and take collective political actions that were fundamental to the recovery of New Orleans. David captures their hopes and deliberations, intelligence and limitations, and joie de vivre with candor and compassion—a beautiful achievement."—Rebecca E. Snedeker, coauthor of Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas “The book’s unique focus centers on the well-orchestrated activities of an elite group of women as they defined and acted upon their roles as community leaders to invite, entice, and cajole national leaders to see for themselves the block-by-block evidence of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. It makes a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women’s activism while raising important questions about inclusion and exclusion, and how a community represents itself.”—Beth Willinger, coeditor of Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans
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University of Illinois Press Women of the Storm
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Women of the Storm pulls back the analytical curtain on one of the most unusual post-Katrina political movements. Drawing on firsthand observations and in-depth interviews, David reveals how privileged white New Orleans women used their philanthropic and volunteer skills to create a genuinely interracial alliance that could effectively pressure members of Congress to invest in the city’s and the whole coastal region’s revival. Here is a book for anyone doing intersectional digging into gendered social movements, congressional lobbying, or postdisaster politics.”—Cynthia Enloe, author of Seriously! Investigating Crashes and Crises as if Women Mattered"It is a book about storm recovery but, more important, about the personalities that helped move that effort forward. David offers the reader sound sociological explanations about the collective actions of WOS, but in the end, he gives readers a tale of perseverance and love of community." --The Journal of Southern History"Useful for anyone interested in studying gender, groups, disasters, politics, or social movements." --The Southern Register"This unique contribution to the literature should allow Women of the Storm to attract the attention of researchers, teachers, and community groups of all sorts. It models dedicated, reflexive fieldwork and provides analyses that are empirically grounded yet theoretically rich. David's excellent book should be included on the bookshelf of every scholar of disaster, gender, elites, and social movements."--Antipode"For readers in gender studies, disaster studies and the sociology of the environment, the book generates a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women's activism in recovery from the long-term effects of Katrina." --Journal of Gender Studies"A well-written and informative read. . . . Civic activists and scholars of gender and social movements alike will find this text to be a valuable addition to their reading lists." --Gender & Society"Although social theory clearly guides David's research process and analysis, the book's writing style foregrounds narrative, character development and voices of WOS women. . . . An easy and enjoyable reading experience." --Contemporary Sociology"Women of the Storm is an important 'studying up' investigation of privileged women in post-Katrina New Orleans. It offers a rare, in-depth look at the volunteer political labor of elite women. Engaging and well written, David focuses on micro-level processes and presents careful descriptions of events and dialogue to illuminate issues of power, inequality, diversity, gender, social class, and politics. Women of the Storm is a truly valuable addition to the field of gender and disaster."—Alice Fothergill, coauthor of Children of Katrina "This fascinating book describes a courageous group of elite women who took the risk to bridge race and class divides, stand together, and take collective political actions that were fundamental to the recovery of New Orleans. David captures their hopes and deliberations, intelligence and limitations, and joie de vivre with candor and compassion—a beautiful achievement."—Rebecca E. Snedeker, coauthor of Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas “The book’s unique focus centers on the well-orchestrated activities of an elite group of women as they defined and acted upon their roles as community leaders to invite, entice, and cajole national leaders to see for themselves the block-by-block evidence of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. It makes a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women’s activism while raising important questions about inclusion and exclusion, and how a community represents itself.”—Beth Willinger, coeditor of Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans
£18.89
Indiana University Press The Golden Wave
Book SynopsisIn December 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated coastal regions of Sri Lanka. Six months later, the author returned to the village where she had been conducting research for many years and began collecting residents' stories of the disaster and its aftermath. This book describes how catastrophe changed social identities, economic dynamics.Trade ReviewMichele Ruth Gamburd's new book contributes rich views into the micro-dynamics of local experiences of relief and reconstructions projects.Vol. 73.1-2 2014 * Asian Ethnology *The Golden Wave would be ideal for use in introductory-level undergraduate anthropology or sociology courses on disasters and humanitarian aid. It would also be well placed in introductory courses on economic anthropology. * The Journal of Asian Studies *Sensitively written, this an articulate social anthropologist's examination of the immediate and ongoing much longer impact of 2004's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. . . This is the best kind of microstudy. It merits much praise for its thick description and authenticity. . . Highly recommended. * Choice *[G]amburd shows that all of the narratives demonstrate how 'Under cover of disaster, capitalist interests can pursue neoliberal agendas, humanitarian workers can implement culturally inappropriate policies, and people pursuing international economic and political agendas can ignore or refuse local input'—a story that is repeated over and over from Nicaragua to New Orleans to Pakistan and beyond, and to which Gamburd has added rich narrative coupled with insightful analysis.71.2 2015 * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Political Ethnography of DisasterWijitha's Story1. That day: Chaos and SolidarityDr. Priyanka's Story2. Deaths: Fate and VulnerabilityPradeep and Manoj's Story3. Short-term Camps: Chaos and the Crafting of OrderSumendra's Story4. Housing: Temporary Shelters, Permanent Homes, and the Buffer ZoneLalitha's Story5. Dangerous Liaisons: The Power, Peril, and Politics of Mediating between Donors and RecipientsJagath's Story6. Business Recovery: Tourism and ConstructionDayawansa's Story7. Reconstructing Class: Discourse on Theft, Loot, Cheating, and GiftsFazmina's Story8. The Politics of Corruption: Accusations and RebuttalsTharindu's Story9. Citizenship and Ethnicity: The Tsunami and the Civil WarConclusion
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Indiana University Press The Golden Wave
Book SynopsisIn December 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated coastal regions of Sri Lanka. Six months later, the author returned to the village where she had been conducting research for many years and began collecting residents' stories of the disaster and its aftermath. This book describes how catastrophe changed social identities, economic dynamics.Trade ReviewMichele Ruth Gamburd's new book contributes rich views into the micro-dynamics of local experiences of relief and reconstructions projects.Vol. 73.1-2 2014 * Asian Ethnology *The Golden Wave would be ideal for use in introductory-level undergraduate anthropology or sociology courses on disasters and humanitarian aid. It would also be well placed in introductory courses on economic anthropology. * The Journal of Asian Studies *Sensitively written, this an articulate social anthropologist's examination of the immediate and ongoing much longer impact of 2004's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. . . This is the best kind of microstudy. It merits much praise for its thick description and authenticity. . . Highly recommended. * Choice *[G]amburd shows that all of the narratives demonstrate how 'Under cover of disaster, capitalist interests can pursue neoliberal agendas, humanitarian workers can implement culturally inappropriate policies, and people pursuing international economic and political agendas can ignore or refuse local input'—a story that is repeated over and over from Nicaragua to New Orleans to Pakistan and beyond, and to which Gamburd has added rich narrative coupled with insightful analysis.71.2 2015 * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Political Ethnography of DisasterWijitha's Story1. That day: Chaos and SolidarityDr. Priyanka's Story2. Deaths: Fate and VulnerabilityPradeep and Manoj's Story3. Short-term Camps: Chaos and the Crafting of OrderSumendra's Story4. Housing: Temporary Shelters, Permanent Homes, and the Buffer ZoneLalitha's Story5. Dangerous Liaisons: The Power, Peril, and Politics of Mediating between Donors and RecipientsJagath's Story6. Business Recovery: Tourism and ConstructionDayawansa's Story7. Reconstructing Class: Discourse on Theft, Loot, Cheating, and GiftsFazmina's Story8. The Politics of Corruption: Accusations and RebuttalsTharindu's Story9. Citizenship and Ethnicity: The Tsunami and the Civil WarConclusion
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Indiana University Press Hunger and War Food Provisioning in the Soviet
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book is incredibly well documented and researched, and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Soviet Union's wartime experience. * Social History of Medicine *Hunger and War makes an extremely valuable contribution to scholarly understandings of the Great Patriotic War, in particular the relationship between state policies, popular experiences, and the extraordinary social costs of the war. It reveals for the first time, in remarkable detail, the full extent of hunger and food shortage across Soviet space. * Soviet and Post-Soviet Review *Hunger and War . . . constitutes an important contribution to the current scholarship on the period of the Great Patriotic War. Focusing on the theme of food provisioning and consumption, the volume effectively bridges the traditional divide between scholarship on the battlefront and the home front. By bringing to light an impressive corpus of previously ignored archival sources, this new collection provides an important supplement to the existing literature on the topic. * CritCom *Hunger and War broadens our horizons on a crucial dimension of the Soviet-German War. Indiana University Press has done an admirable job in producing the book, which will prove valuable to researchers and as assigned reading for students. * SLAVIC REVIEW *The editors and Indiana University Press are to be very warmly congratulated for producing such a fine and necessary work. The editors have done an excellent job in putting together a very good team of contributors—men and women who not only know their individual specialist subject areas thoroughly, but also write in an engaging and thoughtful manner * Europe - Asia Studies *This excellent book adds much to our knowledge of the Soviet Union's home front. * American Historical Review *The research is extensive and innovative, and the writing is deep yet engaging, resulting in a volume whose contribution to the historiography of World War II and to food studies in general will stand the test of time. * The Russian Review *'Hunger and War' analyses several aspects of food shortages, starvation, and food provisioning in the Soviet Union. . . . [This is] . . . a coherent and informative volume that adds substantially to existing knowledge about Soviet food supply, military and civilian rationing, and starvation during the 'Great Patriotic War'.Dec. 2016 * Intnl Review of Social History *The sustained treatment and tight focus make Hunger and War a compelling addition to the historiography of the Soviet Union at war. * International Review of Social History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Terms and AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Politics of Food and War / Donald Filtzer and Wendy Z. Goldman1. Not by Bread Alone: Food, Workers, and the State / Wendy Z. Goldman2. The State's Pot and Soldier's Spoon: Rations (Paëk) in the Red Army / Brandon Schechter3. Queues, Canteens, and the Politics of Location in Diaries of the Leningrad Blockade, 1941-42 / Alexis Peri4. Nutritional Dystrophy: The Science and Semantics of Starvation in World War II / Rebecca Manley5. Starvation Mortality in Soviet Home-Front Industrial Regions During World War II / Donald FiltzerBibliographyContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Hunger and War Food Provisioning in the Soviet
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book is incredibly well documented and researched, and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Soviet Union's wartime experience. * Social History of Medicine *Hunger and War makes an extremely valuable contribution to scholarly understandings of the Great Patriotic War, in particular the relationship between state policies, popular experiences, and the extraordinary social costs of the war. It reveals for the first time, in remarkable detail, the full extent of hunger and food shortage across Soviet space. * Soviet and Post-Soviet Review *Hunger and War . . . constitutes an important contribution to the current scholarship on the period of the Great Patriotic War. Focusing on the theme of food provisioning and consumption, the volume effectively bridges the traditional divide between scholarship on the battlefront and the home front. By bringing to light an impressive corpus of previously ignored archival sources, this new collection provides an important supplement to the existing literature on the topic. * CritCom *Hunger and War broadens our horizons on a crucial dimension of the Soviet-German War. Indiana University Press has done an admirable job in producing the book, which will prove valuable to researchers and as assigned reading for students. * SLAVIC REVIEW *The editors and Indiana University Press are to be very warmly congratulated for producing such a fine and necessary work. The editors have done an excellent job in putting together a very good team of contributors—men and women who not only know their individual specialist subject areas thoroughly, but also write in an engaging and thoughtful manner * Europe - Asia Studies *This excellent book adds much to our knowledge of the Soviet Union's home front. * American Historical Review *The research is extensive and innovative, and the writing is deep yet engaging, resulting in a volume whose contribution to the historiography of World War II and to food studies in general will stand the test of time. * The Russian Review *'Hunger and War' analyses several aspects of food shortages, starvation, and food provisioning in the Soviet Union. . . . [This is] . . . a coherent and informative volume that adds substantially to existing knowledge about Soviet food supply, military and civilian rationing, and starvation during the 'Great Patriotic War'.Dec. 2016 * Intnl Review of Social History *The sustained treatment and tight focus make Hunger and War a compelling addition to the historiography of the Soviet Union at war. * International Review of Social History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Terms and AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Politics of Food and War / Donald Filtzer and Wendy Z. Goldman1. Not by Bread Alone: Food, Workers, and the State / Wendy Z. Goldman2. The State's Pot and Soldier's Spoon: Rations (Paëk) in the Red Army / Brandon Schechter3. Queues, Canteens, and the Politics of Location in Diaries of the Leningrad Blockade, 1941-42 / Alexis Peri4. Nutritional Dystrophy: The Science and Semantics of Starvation in World War II / Rebecca Manley5. Starvation Mortality in Soviet Home-Front Industrial Regions During World War II / Donald FiltzerBibliographyContributorsIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press Citizens without a City
Book SynopsisA fascinating read for anyone interested in the politics of disaster relief, Citizens without a City illustrates how survivors tried to remake effective political agency—and their lives—in a ruined town.Trade Review"Riveting and nuanced."—Christian Sorace, author of Shaken Authority: China's Communist Party and the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake"Set in the aftermath of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy, Citizens without a City tells of how civic life is negotiated in the post-disaster context. Through intricate court cases, civic activities, artistic performances, and invented traditions, Aquilani strive to regain their city and their citizenship. Through eloquent ethnography and innovative conceptual insights, Bock portrays life rising from rubble where versions of collective pasts and futures are intensely disputed. Providing the definitive line on everyday orientations after catastrophe, Citizens without a City is a fascinating study of life in post-disaster contexts which has repercussions for the anthropology of crisis, temporality, and urban politics."—Daniel M. Knight, University of St Andrews, author of Vertiginous Life: An Anthropology of Time and the Unforeseen"This is an extraordinary book. Jan Bock in Citizens Without a City provides us with an unflinching and fascinating account of the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in L'Aquila. Pathbreaking in its approach, which moves across disciplines, this account provides us with a deep analysis of the way that citizens reacted to the earthquake, and the protests, divisions, spatial changes and political controversies that followed. Bock draws out the contradictory outcomes to this traumatic event at a local and micro level. The overall story, perhaps surprisingly, is one of division as opposed to reconciliation and solidarity. An urgent and troubling book, which is beautifully written, organised and illustrated which will be of interest to historians, anthropologists, sociologists and the general reader."—John Foot, author of The Archipelago: Italy since 1945, University of Bristol"Citizens Without a City is a masterpiece of scholarly empathy. In ethnographically probing the deep factionalism that official autocracy, condescension, and mismanagement inflamed among the long-suffering survivors of a catastrophic earthquake, Bock deftly steers analysis away from both politically sterile recrimination and equally unproductive utopianism. In its place, he suggests an inclusive partiality – hard, realistic choices leavened by the social recognition and cultural representation of the losers' durable distress – as the precondition for the very possibility of genuine participation."—Michael Herzfeld, author of Evicted from Eternity: The Restructuring of Modern Rome, Harvard University"Richly detailed, thoughtful, and full of evocative accounts, Citizens without a City offers a razor-sharp analysis of a pivotal period in Italy's recent history, showing how well-intentioned attempts at disaster relief can leave recipients feeling divided and disenfranchised. Importantly, the book shows that while citizens may turn to grassroots politics or legal redress in an attempt to get their voices heard, these arenas often prove unsatisfying or counterproductive. By contrast, the cultural realms of cinema, theatre and autobiographical writing offer more hopeful prospects for social recovery. Bock's analysis makes for urgent, timely and stimulating reading as we collectively reckon with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the states of emergency implemented to mitigate it. It is also a fine testament to the way that anthropological research can itself provide a platform for hitherto silenced voices."—Nicholas J. Long, London School of Economics and Political Science"The picture of Italy that emerges from the pages of this book is in some ways a familiar one, with its ability to recover in the face of tragedy, shaped by spontaneous expressions of solidarity among citizens afflicted by catastrophe. And yet there is more. In this sensitive account of the L'Aquila earthquake and its aftermath, constructed out of careful observation and participation, there is a desire to understand and to overcome the veil of 'tragedy' in order to grasp, collectively, a sense of 'responsibility' and the depth of the idea of society."—Piero Vereni, University of Rome Tor Vergata"This book is not just about the city of L'Aquila. Although Jan-Jonathan Bock reconstructs, grounded in in-depth fieldwork, the unique experiences that followed the horrific earthquake of 2009, many readers will detect further issues that are common in other democratic societies. This account addresses a conundrum across the West, especially in the face of the pandemic: the crisis of dialogue between citizens and institutions. Emergencies always reveal the relationship between citizens and power. Citizens Without a City stimulates further reflection on this subject through its richly detailed analysis of grassroots actions and political context. This book is of significant value for scholars and a general readership in many countries, and also for the Italian public, since 'states of emergency' too often become the norm in disaster management in Italy."—Mattia Diletti, University of Rome La Sapienza"In Citizens Without a City (2022), Jan-Jonathan Bock follows various modalities of protest and legal challenges by local residents to the postdisaster measures implemented by the Italian government to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in L' Aquila, Italy. Through a detailed ethnography, the book shows how such post-disaster programs can divide survivors and how forms of protest and resistance by those affected by the disaster do not always succeed."—Smoki Musaraj and Matt Canfield, PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The L'Aquila Earthquake2. The State of Emergency3. Disaster Politics and the War Among the Poor4. Contesting Urban Recovery5. Activism and Grassroots Politics6. Culture and Social Recovery7. Mourning in Court8. Conclusion: A Future for L'AquilaBibliographyIndex
£49.30
Indiana University Press Citizens Without a City
Book SynopsisA fascinating read for anyone interested in the politics of disaster relief, Citizens without a City illustrates how survivors tried to remake effective political agencyand their livesin a ruined town.Trade Review"Riveting and nuanced."—Christian Sorace, author of Shaken Authority: China's Communist Party and the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake"Set in the aftermath of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy, Citizens without a City tells of how civic life is negotiated in the post-disaster context. Through intricate court cases, civic activities, artistic performances, and invented traditions, Aquilani strive to regain their city and their citizenship. Through eloquent ethnography and innovative conceptual insights, Bock portrays life rising from rubble where versions of collective pasts and futures are intensely disputed. Providing the definitive line on everyday orientations after catastrophe, Citizens without a City is a fascinating study of life in post-disaster contexts which has repercussions for the anthropology of crisis, temporality, and urban politics."—Daniel M. Knight, University of St Andrews, author of Vertiginous Life: An Anthropology of Time and the Unforeseen"This is an extraordinary book. Jan Bock in Citizens Without a City provides us with an unflinching and fascinating account of the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in L'Aquila. Pathbreaking in its approach, which moves across disciplines, this account provides us with a deep analysis of the way that citizens reacted to the earthquake, and the protests, divisions, spatial changes and political controversies that followed. Bock draws out the contradictory outcomes to this traumatic event at a local and micro level. The overall story, perhaps surprisingly, is one of division as opposed to reconciliation and solidarity. An urgent and troubling book, which is beautifully written, organised and illustrated which will be of interest to historians, anthropologists, sociologists and the general reader."—John Foot, author of The Archipelago: Italy since 1945, University of Bristol"Citizens Without a City is a masterpiece of scholarly empathy. In ethnographically probing the deep factionalism that official autocracy, condescension, and mismanagement inflamed among the long-suffering survivors of a catastrophic earthquake, Bock deftly steers analysis away from both politically sterile recrimination and equally unproductive utopianism. In its place, he suggests an inclusive partiality – hard, realistic choices leavened by the social recognition and cultural representation of the losers' durable distress – as the precondition for the very possibility of genuine participation."—Michael Herzfeld, author of Evicted from Eternity: The Restructuring of Modern Rome, Harvard University"Richly detailed, thoughtful, and full of evocative accounts, Citizens without a City offers a razor-sharp analysis of a pivotal period in Italy's recent history, showing how well-intentioned attempts at disaster relief can leave recipients feeling divided and disenfranchised. Importantly, the book shows that while citizens may turn to grassroots politics or legal redress in an attempt to get their voices heard, these arenas often prove unsatisfying or counterproductive. By contrast, the cultural realms of cinema, theatre and autobiographical writing offer more hopeful prospects for social recovery. Bock's analysis makes for urgent, timely and stimulating reading as we collectively reckon with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the states of emergency implemented to mitigate it. It is also a fine testament to the way that anthropological research can itself provide a platform for hitherto silenced voices."—Nicholas J. Long, London School of Economics and Political Science"The picture of Italy that emerges from the pages of this book is in some ways a familiar one, with its ability to recover in the face of tragedy, shaped by spontaneous expressions of solidarity among citizens afflicted by catastrophe. And yet there is more. In this sensitive account of the L'Aquila earthquake and its aftermath, constructed out of careful observation and participation, there is a desire to understand and to overcome the veil of 'tragedy' in order to grasp, collectively, a sense of 'responsibility' and the depth of the idea of society."—Piero Vereni, University of Rome Tor Vergata"This book is not just about the city of L'Aquila. Although Jan-Jonathan Bock reconstructs, grounded in in-depth fieldwork, the unique experiences that followed the horrific earthquake of 2009, many readers will detect further issues that are common in other democratic societies. This account addresses a conundrum across the West, especially in the face of the pandemic: the crisis of dialogue between citizens and institutions. Emergencies always reveal the relationship between citizens and power. Citizens Without a City stimulates further reflection on this subject through its richly detailed analysis of grassroots actions and political context. This book is of significant value for scholars and a general readership in many countries, and also for the Italian public, since 'states of emergency' too often become the norm in disaster management in Italy."—Mattia Diletti, University of Rome La Sapienza"In Citizens Without a City (2022), Jan-Jonathan Bock follows various modalities of protest and legal challenges by local residents to the postdisaster measures implemented by the Italian government to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in L' Aquila, Italy. Through a detailed ethnography, the book shows how such post-disaster programs can divide survivors and how forms of protest and resistance by those affected by the disaster do not always succeed."—Smoki Musaraj and Matt Canfield, PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The L'Aquila Earthquake2. The State of Emergency3. Disaster Politics and the War Among the Poor4. Contesting Urban Recovery5. Activism and Grassroots Politics6. Culture and Social Recovery7. Mourning in Court8. Conclusion: A Future for L'AquilaBibliographyIndex
£22.79
Indiana University Press Budapests Children
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn original contribution to the history of humanitarian relief, child-welfare work, and the social impact of the First World War in Central Europe. Richly detailed and deeply researched, Budapest's Children traces the dire effects of war and demise of Hapsburg rule on conditions in Hungary's capital city and examines the diversity and interaction of organizations and actors, foreign and domestic, concerned with aiding children and mothers. An insightful analysis of social conditions, relief work, and their representation, Budapest's Children elucidates the evolution and dynamics of interwar humanitarianism as well as the politics informing it. -- Heide Fehrenbach, Board of Trustees Professor, Northern Illinois UniversityContemporaries referred to Budapest in the immediate postwar years as the 'capital of human misery.' Friederike Kind-Kovács's meticulously researched and original study provides a compelling, and tragically topical, analysis of the impact of war and social disintegration on children. It also examines the ways in which suffering was instrumentalized in humanitarian aid programs, and the relationship between philanthropy and national prestige. It is an important contribution both to the history of childhood, and to the social and cultural history of imperial collapse in the interwar decades. -- Catriona Kelly, Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UKBudapest's Children is a compelling, deeply researched, and all too timely account of the dire humanitarian crisis that gripped Budapest after World War I and of the valiant efforts of local and international aid workers to care for refugee children displaced by the collapse of the Habsburg empire. Rich with insights about the interaction of nationalist and internationalist politics and about the power that images of children's suffering have to move consciences and inspire action, this book is a magnificent contribution to the growing literature on war and its aftermath in East-Central Europe. -- Paul Hanebrink, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTION1. MIGRATION: LIFE IN A DISPLACEMENT HUB2. HUNGER: STARVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY3. DEGENERATION: EMBODYING POSTWAR SUFFERING4. INSTITUTIONS: THE GENESIS OF CHILD PROTECTION5. INFRASTRUCTURES: MATERIALIZING 'GLOCAL' RELIEF6. BODIES: FEEDING BUDAPEST'S HUNGRY CHILDREN7. (INTER)NATIONALISM: THE POLITICS OF MATERIAL AID8. DISPLACEMENT: THE AMBIGUITY OF CHILD TRANSPORTS9. EDUCATION: WORKROOMS TO TEACH THE CHILDRENCONCLUSION: TRANSFORMATION: FROM AID TO SELF-HELPBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX
£62.90
Indiana University Press We Are All Survivors
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs catastrophes proliferate around us, We Are All Survivors provides a timely, intimate, and empathetic look at disasters and recovery. Written by a group of outstanding folklorists, most of whom have themselves faced the devastation of traumatic events, this volume explores the role folkloristics has played and can play in disaster stricken communities. We Are All Survivors is a book of thought, methodological skill, and heart. -- Diane Goldstein, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityTable of ContentsPreface1. Introduction: We Are All Survivors, by Carl Lindahl2. Into the Bullring: The Significance of "Empathy" after the Earthquake, by Yutaka Suga3. Rebuilding and Reconnecting After Disaster: Listening to Older Adults, by Yoko Taniguchi4. The Story of Cultural Assets and their Rescue: A First-Hand Report from Tohoku, by Kōji Katō5. Critical Empathy: A Survivor's Study of Disaster, by Kate Parker Horigan6. Empathy and Speaking Out, by Amy Shuman7. The Intangible Lightness of Heritage, by Michael Dylan Foster8. Documenting Disaster Folklore in the Eye of the Storm: Six Months After María, by Gloria M. Colom BrañaConclusion: The COVID-19 Pandemic and "Folklife's First Responders," by Georgia Ellie Dassler and Kate Parker Horigan
£17.99
University of Texas Press The Color of Loss
Book SynopsisUsing an innovative digital technology that creates photographs that look almost like paintings, Dan Burkholder offers a powerful new way of seeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.Trade Review"The wonder of these photographs is that they look like paintings, yet the objects depicted within them are not idealized. The dying domestic objects of the people to whom these interiors belong are no longer of this world. They have been captured on their journey to becoming indistinct trash. At the moment of their capture, they still looked like what they used to be, but moments after they were photographed, they no longer were anything. Their last breath of life is in these photographs; their only other existence is in the memories of their owners." Andrei CodrescuTable of Contents Foreword by Andrei Codrescu Acknowledgments Shadows of Lives and Loss The Photographs
£35.10
Yale University Press Vulcans Fury Man Against the Volcano
Book SynopsisThis volume describes 15 of the most remarkable volcano eruptions in history and, using firsthand accounts, analyzes their impact on humans in their paths. The author surveys volcanic disasters from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD to the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980.Trade Review"Scarth's readers will learn what authorities now know about how to predict and prepare for big eruptions, and the riveting accounts he provides of each calamity, eye-witness and secondhand, display the fascination that leads so many scientists to risk their lives to study volcanoes." Publishers Weekly "Informative, fascinating, and sobering for the professional volcanologist, anyone attracted by volcanoes and, indeed, anyone interested in human resourcefulness." Hazel Rymer, Times Higher Education Supplement "Gripping and richly illustrated." Robert Kunzig, Discover "Scarth... has assembled riveting eyewitness accounts from lucky survivors through the ages." Laurence A. Marschall, The Sciences "I found the accounts of each of these contrasting events compelling and highly informative, from both geological and sociological perspectives... Scarth is to be congratulated on an excellent book that is easy to read, difficult to put down, and deserving of a very wide audience." Peter Cattermole, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
£17.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc PostTraumatic Urbanism
Book SynopsisPOST-TRAUMATIC URBANISM Urban trauma describes a condition where conflict or catastrophe has disrupted and damaged not only the physical environment and infrastructure of a city, but also the social and cultural networks. Cities experiencing trauma dominate the daily news. Images of blasted buildings or events such as Hurricane Katrina exemplify the sense of ''immediate impact''. But how is this trauma to be understood in its aftermath, and in urban terms? What is the response of the discipline to the post-traumatic condition? On the one hand, one can try to restore and recover everything that has passed, or otherwise see the post-traumatic city as a resilient space poised on the cusp of new potentialities. While repair and reconstruction are automatic reflexes, the knowledge and practices of the disciplines need to be imbued with a deeper understanding of the effect of trauma on cities and their contingent realities. This issue will pursue this latter approach, using examTable of ContentsEditorial 5Helen Castle About The Guest-Editors 6Adrian Lahoud, Charles Rice and Anthony Burke Spotlight 8 Visual highlights of the issue Introduction 14 Post-Traumatic UrbanismAdrian Lahoud Trauma Within the Walls: Notes Towards a Philosophy of the City 24Andrew Benjamin The Space-Time of Pre-emption: An Interview with Brian Massumi 32Charles Rice Making Dubai: A Process in Crisis 38Todd Reisz Changes of State: Slow Motion Trauma in the Gangetic Plains of India 44Anthony Acciavatti After the Event: Speculative Projects in the Aftermath 50Samantha Spurr Forensic Architecture 58Eyal Weizman, Paulo Tavares, Susan Schuppli and Situ Studio The Infrastructure of Stability 64Tarsha Finney Post-Apocalypse Now 70Mark Fisher The Eighth Day: God Created the World in Seven Days. 74This is The Eighth DayTony Chakar Figures in the Sand 78Christopher Hight and Michael Robinson The Urban Complex: Scalar Probabilities and Urban Computation 86Anthony Burke Project for a Mediterranean Union 92Adrian Lahoud Fearscapes: Caracas Postcards from a Violent City 102Eduardo Kairuz Energy Territories 108Anthony Burke Architecture, Contingency and Crisis: An Interview with Slavoj iek 112Adrian Lahoud The Very Mark of Repression: The Demolition Theatre of the Palast der Republik and the New Schloss Berlin 116Khadija Carroll La On Message: An Interview with Michael Chertoff 124Charles Rice Borderline Syndrome 126Ole Bouman COUNTERPOINT Rebuilding from Below the Bottom: Haiti 128Jayne Merkel and Craig Whitaker
£27.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Crisis Decision Making
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii 1. The Emergency Manager: Leading in a Crisis 1 2. Crisis Decision Making 19 3. Disaster Operations: The Art of Operations 39 4. Decision Graphics: The Green Light System 67 5. The Emergency Operations Center 79 6. The Press, Friend and Foe 111 7. The National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System 127 8. Technology and Social Media 159 9. Building the Team: The Core Liaison Group 173 10. Training the Team 189 11. Resources: Decision Aids and Worksheets 277 FEMA Glossary 341 Suggested Readings 363 Index 367
£61.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc Disaster Planning and Recovery A Guide for
Book SynopsisHurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency.Table of ContentsThe Facility Professional. Why a Disaster Planning and Recovery Strategy? Problems and Performance. Prescriptives. Risk Management. Managing Risks: Reducing the Probability of Problems, Impacts, andConsequences. The Vulnerability Search, Vulnerability Analysis, and VulnerabilityRectification. Contingency Management. "...But the Process is Tedious." Communication. Myths and Some Precarious Perceptions. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
£104.36
John Wiley & Sons Inc Floods
Book SynopsisIn developed countries, the pervasive view of floods is that science and technology have largely brought these unpredictable disasters under safe control. This book shows that this is simply not so, and that floods are anything but controlled.Trade Review"...the book represents a comprehensive view of flood hazard,vulnerability and mitigation which will form an invaluable guidefor undergraduate teaching...", , , Earth Surface Processes &Landforms, Volume 24, Number 6#"...a broad and very readabletext.....", , , Transactions of the Institute of BritishGeographers#Table of ContentsTHE FLOOD HAZARD IN CONTEXT. Floods: Physical Events and Natural Hazards. Impacts and Interpretations of Flood Hazard. PROCESSES OF FLOODING. River Floods: Geophysical Processes. River Floods: Spatial Characteristics. Coastal Floods. Flood Estimation. RESPONSES TO THE FLOOD HAZARD. Flood Defence. Flood Forecasting and Warning. Mitigating and Managing Flood Losses. Outlook. Appendix. References. Index.
£188.06
University of California Press Social Suffering
Book Synopsis"Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS: Talal Asad J. W. Bowker Stanley Cavell E. Valentine Daniel Veena Das Paul Farmer Anne Harrington Arthur Kleinman Joan Kleinman Lawrence L. Langer Margaret Lock David B. Morris Mamphela Ramphele Vera Schwarcz Tu Wei-ming Allan Young
£27.00
University of California Press Sensing Disaster
Book SynopsisIn 2007, a three-story-high tsunami slammed the small island of Simbo in the western Solomon Islands. Drawing on over ten years of research, Matthew Lauer provides a vivid and intimate account of this calamitous event and the tumultuous recovery process. His stimulating analysis surveys the unpredictable entanglements of the powerful waves with colonization, capitalism, human-animal communication, spirit beings, ancestral territory, and technoscientific expertise that shaped the disaster's outcomes. Although the Simbo people had never experienced another tsunami in their lifetimes, nearly everyone fled to safety before the destructive waves hit. To understand their astonishing response, Lauer argues that we need to rethink popular and scholarly portrayals of Indigenous knowledge to avert epistemic imperialism and improve disaster preparedness strategies. In an increasingly disaster-prone era of ecological crises, this provocative book brings new possibilities into view for understanTrade Review"Sensing Disaster is an excellent book that offers a sympathetic and sophisticated introduction to the anthropology of disasters and indigenous knowledge and place-making, and would be invaluable as a teaching resource. The balance of theory and ethnography is highly engaging, making the book accessible to a larger audience outside the academy. . . . as the arguments in the book are highly relevant for (and should be reshaping) development and disaster practice across Oceania." * Oceania *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Notes on the Simbo Language and Solomon Islands Pijin Glossary Prologue: “Something Was Not Right” Introduction 1. The Rise of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge 2. Ocean Knowing 3. Ancestors, Steel, and Inland Living 4. New Villages, a New God, New Vulnerabilities 5. Assembling Reconstruction 6. Vulnerable Isles? 7. Sensing Disaster Compositions Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Risk Disaster and Vulnerability
Book SynopsisOver the course of the past century, there has been a sustained reflective engagement about environmental risks, disasters, and human vulnerability in our modern industrial world. This inquiry has raised a host of crucial questions. Just how safe is humanity in a world of toxic chemicals and industrial installations that have destructive potential? Is it feasible to prevent large-scale catastrophes like the ones in Bhopal, Chernobyl, and Fukushima and smaller-scale disasters such as oil spills and gas leaks? How do environmental hazards affect social and political orders? S. Ravi Rajan expertly synthesizes decades of public policy and academic discourse on how societies measure and ultimately come to terms with risk, danger, and vulnerability and offers a fresh, humanistic perspective for grappling with the new global scale and interconnectedness of these threats.Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Setting the Stage 2. Risk 3. Disaster 4. Vulnerability 5. Looking Ahead Bibliographic Essays Index
£18.90
Harvard University, Asia Center Earthquake Children
Book SynopsisEarthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan's infrastructure of resilience. Janet Borland vividly demonstrates that Japan's contemporary culture of disaster preparednessand its people's ability to respond calmly in times of emergencyare the results of learned and practiced behaviors inspired by earlier tragedies.Trade ReviewAn absorbing book…Narrates the vivid and emotional stories of how children experienced and made sense of the earthquake, how teachers and other adults interpreted the children’s experience, and the subsequent initiatives to develop disaster-preparedness in the public…Succeeds in illuminating the contemporary relevance of this historical study. -- Kaori H. Okano * Journal of Japanese Studies *This fascinating and well-researched volume makes a clear case for the important roles played by children and those thinking about children in the aftermath of the Great Kantō Earthquake…This book will be a worthwhile addition to libraries and useful for scholars of disasters and childhood. -- Alex Bates * Pacific Affairs *Earthquake Children is essential reading for historians of childhood and of disaster, but it has much to inform other histories as well. Women and men (and other adults somewhere in between) are not the only movers and shakers of scientific advances, technological innovations, and social change; generation and childhood contribute as well, and we should consider them much more often. -- Sabine Frühstück * Contemporary Japan *[Borland’s] research is thorough, her writing is often vivid, and the book is very well illustrated. Whether using her own words or those of Japan’s children, the author is able to convey a vivid sense of the horror of an event like the Great Kanto Earthquake and the difficulties faced by many survivors…Earthquake Children will appeal to anyone interested in social responses to earthquakes and other disasters in urban areas, to those interested in the history of children, and to anyone interested in the modern history of Tokyo. -- Gregory Smits * Monumenta Nipponica *Borland’s work is as intellectually rigorous as it is inspiring…This groundbreaking book explains how Japan came to be positioned at the forefront of disaster preparedness globally and highlights the role that children, schools, and education played in that dramatic transformation…I absolutely loved this book and have continued to think about it long after I finished reading the last page. It stands as an unforgettable reminder of how important it is to listen to what children have to say and to invest in their futures. -- Lori Peek * International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters *
£43.31
Princeton University Press Engendering Democracy in Brazil Womens Movements
Book SynopsisTelling the story of the rise of progressive women's movements amidst the climate of political repression and economic crisis enveloping Brazil in the 1970s, this book pays attention to the gender politics of the final stages of regime transition in the 1980s. It is useful for students and teachers of Latin American politics.
£49.30
Princeton University Press The Next Catastrophe
Book SynopsisFocusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "[Perrow's] 1984 book Normal Accidents and his many publications analyzing how and why technological systems are vulnerable to disaster have achieved iconic status. In The Next Catastrophe, Perrow extends his analysis to incorporate 'natural' disasters and terrorism more fully."--American Prospect "Perrow amply describes the failure of governmental agencies to anticipate, plan for and effectively respond to a whole series of very serious threats to our well being, if not to our very survival... This is a sobering book. If enough people hear Perrow's message, the future might be ever so slightly less catastrophic."--Social Forces "The threefold demographic vulnerabilities to disasters [described by Perrow] are well stated and merit continuing attention from scientists, engineers, emergency management practitioners, and policy makers."--American Journal of Sociology "This book proposes a bold new way of thinking about disaster preparedness...Focusing on three causes of disaster--natural, organizational, and deliberate--he shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures. He also provides the first comprehensive history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and examines why these agencies are so ill equipped to protect U.S. citizens."--Natural Hazards Observer "Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks have exposed the U.S.'s vulnerabilities to natural and unnatural disasters. What should be done to prevent such catastrophes in the future? Acclaimed sociologist and systems analyst Perrow, addresses this question...The book is written in a highly readable prose that is accessible to general audiences. Indispensable for undergraduate/graduate collections in disaster management studies and risk assessment studies, and extremely useful for environmental studies and environmental sociology."--T. Niazi, Choice "The Next Catastrophe is an important and far-reaching book that, in arguing for the reduction of vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters, tackles issues of high significance to us all. It must be hoped that the readership of this book includes not only researchers and industrial safety practitioners but also executives along with politicians at all levels and that its message is acted upon."--David M. Clarke, Risk AnalysisTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition vii Acknowledgments xlix Part One: Introduction and Natural Disasters li Chapter 1 Shrink the Targets 1 Chapter 2 "Natural" Disasters? 14 Part Two: Can Government Help? 41 Chapter 3 The Government Response: The First FEMA 43 Chapter 4 The Disaster after 9/11: The Department of Homeland Security and a New FEMA 68 Part Three: The Disastrous Private Sector 131 Chapter 5 Are Terrorists as Dangerous as Management? The Nuclear Plant Threat 133 Chapter 6 Better Vulnerability through Chemistry 174 Chapter 7 Disastrous Concentration in the National Power Grid 211 Chapter 8 Concentration and Terror on the Internet 248 Part Four: What Is to Be Done? 289 Chapter 9 The Enduring Sources of Failure: Organizational, Executive, and Regulatory 291 Appendix A Three Types of Redundancy 327 Appendix B Networks of Small Firms 331 Bibliography 335 Index 355
£18.00
Princeton University Press The Government of Emergency
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A scholarly tour de force. . . . For those seeking specialization in the anthropology of crises, disasters, and emergencies, this book is required reading."---Roberto E. Barrios, American Anthropologist"A monumental achievement."---Kathleen Tierney, American Journal of Sociology"The Government of Emergency is a thrilling intellectual history . . . [and] an important contribution to a growing line of scholarship that critically approaches the concept of ‘disaster’ itself."---Ryan Hagen, The British Journal of Sociology
£25.20
Cornell University Press One Billion Hungry
Book SynopsisIn this book, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security.Trade ReviewIn 350 information-packed pages, Conway systematically builds an answer to the book's title question. His answer is 'a qualified yes'.. This is the first 21st Century manual on how to feed the world. There may not be time to wait for another edition, so I recommend reading it now. -- Jeff Waage * Food Security *The author is notably, and refreshingly, open to any approach that solves world hunger as long as it meets site-specific needs, particularly at the farm scale. He appreciates the multidisciplinary nature of addressing world hunger, painting his topics in broad strokes—not superficially, but appropriately scaled so that average readers can understand trends and concepts outside their own discipline or experience. From a classroom perspective the individual chapters provide a superb launch point for more in-depth discussion. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- M.S. Coyne * Choice *The existence of one billion hungry people, despite sufficient production to meet contemporary consumption needs, is a stark (and shameful) reminder of the complexity of these issues, and of the inadequacy of current thinking. Conway's text lays out, in careful detail, the many dimensions that need to be considered in trying to answer these questions, and starts to provide a future vision for a food-secure world that is both equitable and environmentally sustainable. This is a masterful survey of the landscape, and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand these issues, and to engage in informed discussion about alternative options for global food security. -- Bhaskar Vira * International Affairs *We all want to end hunger. Conway's book provides the roadmap for how to do it.. Conway provides clear (if lengthy) guidelines for what to do and how to do it. His is a voice of optimism, and he speaks convincinglty and authoritatively when addressing the promise of agricultural science in this endeavor. -- C. Peter Timmer * Journal of Economic Literature *
£63.00
Cornell University Press 3.11
Book SynopsisOn March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by the shockwaves of a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake originating less than 50 miles off its eastern coastline. The most powerful earthquake to have hit Japan in recorded history, it produced a devastating tsunami with waves reaching heights of over 130 feet that in turn caused an unprecedented multireactor meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This triple catastrophe claimed almost 20,000 lives, destroyed whole towns, and will ultimately cost hundreds of billions of dollars for reconstruction. In 3.11, Richard Samuels offers the first broad scholarly assessment of the disaster''s impact on Japan''s government and society. The events of March 2011 occurred after two decades of social and economic malaiseas well as considerable political and administrative dysfunction at both the national and local levelsand resulted in national soul-searching. Political reformers saw in the tragedy cause for hope: an opportunity for JTrade Review[3.11] is clearly the product of a deep sympathy for the disaster's immediate victims and Japan as a whole. -- Andrew E. Barshay * Political Science Quarterly *Samuels draws on a lifetime of experience researching Japan's politics and local government, military and energy policy, and political leadership and economy to craft a definitive political account of the country's response to the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accidents of March 11, 2011. In a narrative organized around the themes of vulnerability, leadership, community, and change, Samuels emphasizes how institutions of Japanese government and society shaped the disaster response. * Library Journal *Samuels goes beyond the human tragedy of the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, to examine the disaster's impact on the subsequent political discourse in Japan.... Highly recommended. * Choice *So why hasn't March 11, 2011, been the game-changer that many anticipated? Richard Samuels’ masterful account of Japan’s policy responses to its greatest crisis since World War II explains why continuity has trumped change. But maybe, just maybe, it hasn’t, as he also reminds us that the consequences are still unfolding. * The Japan Times *This is a carefully argued book, based on immense research and deep understanding of underlying causes. -- J. A. A. Stockwin * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsPreface1. The Status Quo Ante and 3.112. Never Waste a Good Crisis3. Historical and Comparative Guidance4. Dueling Security Narratives5. Debating Energy Policy6. Repurposing Local GovernmentConclusionNotes References Index
£22.79
Cornell University Press One Billion Hungry
Book SynopsisIn this book, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security.Trade ReviewIn 350 information-packed pages, Conway systematically builds an answer to the book's title question. His answer is 'a qualified yes'.. This is the first 21st Century manual on how to feed the world. There may not be time to wait for another edition, so I recommend reading it now. -- Jeff Waage * Food Security *The author is notably, and refreshingly, open to any approach that solves world hunger as long as it meets site-specific needs, particularly at the farm scale. He appreciates the multidisciplinary nature of addressing world hunger, painting his topics in broad strokes—not superficially, but appropriately scaled so that average readers can understand trends and concepts outside their own discipline or experience. From a classroom perspective the individual chapters provide a superb launch point for more in-depth discussion. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- M.S. Coyne * Choice *The existence of one billion hungry people, despite sufficient production to meet contemporary consumption needs, is a stark (and shameful) reminder of the complexity of these issues, and of the inadequacy of current thinking. Conway's text lays out, in careful detail, the many dimensions that need to be considered in trying to answer these questions, and starts to provide a future vision for a food-secure world that is both equitable and environmentally sustainable. This is a masterful survey of the landscape, and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand these issues, and to engage in informed discussion about alternative options for global food security. -- Bhaskar Vira * International Affairs *We all want to end hunger. Conway's book provides the roadmap for how to do it.. Conway provides clear (if lengthy) guidelines for what to do and how to do it. His is a voice of optimism, and he speaks convincinglty and authoritatively when addressing the promise of agricultural science in this endeavor. -- C. Peter Timmer * Journal of Economic Literature *
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University of Nebraska Press Paradise Destroyed Catastrophe and Citizenship
Book SynopsisExplores the impact of natural and man-made disasters in the turn-of-the-century French Caribbean, examining the social, economic, and political implications of shared citizenship in times of civil unrest.Trade Review"Church’s study is a nuanced and rich addition to a growing body of work that demonstrates the relationship between nature- and human-induced disasters set against the backdrop of government management."—Caroline Grego, Environmental History"Christopher M. Church shows us that disasters do indeed reveal some significant facts about the risks and stresses of life in the French colonial Caribbean. . . . Church's book is well-researched, highly detailed, and tightly argued using a wide range of primary sources, including some illuminating statistical data. It introduces new insight into the story of the French Caribbean by shifting the focus towards the human/nature interaction while also showing how environmental concerns were deeply intertwined with political economy, race, and colonial/metropolitan relationships. . . . The book makes a significant historiographical intervention at the intersection of French colonial studies and environmental studies and should become a model for future work in this area."—Jeffrey H. Jackson, H-France Review"This well-researched book moves beyond being simply an analysis of the issues surrounding race, citizenship, and colonialism by incorporating the theoretical and methodological models of disaster studies. . . . Scholars interested in historical disasters will find this work useful for its comparative utility, especially if viewed alongside studies about the effects of disaster and colonialism in other parts of the world."—Sherry Johnson, Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Paradise Destroyed: Catastrophe and Citizenship in the French Caribbean, constitutes a valuable addition to considerations on the history of disasters, both natural and man-made, in the French Antilles during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . Thanks to Church's original, insightful, and well-argued new work, researchers can now consider France's old colonies in the Caribbean, with their environmental disasters, civil discord, and political intrigue, as influencing factors in historical and ideological developments within the metropole. With its Francophone focus, this new work situates itself as an innovative contribution to the burgeoning field of Postcolonial Ecocriticism, which has, heretofore, concentrated primarily on an Anglophone context. . . . Church keeps his content clear and coherent, making it accessible to scholars in a broad range of fields, including Caribbean History, Environmental Studies, Francophone Postcolonial Studies, and Political Science."—Shanaaz Mohammed, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies"Church demonstrates that, from 1870 to 1902, the Third Republic's responses to cataclysmic natural calamities,man-made catastrophes, and subsequent civil unrests led to the reshaping of its political and economic relationship with these islands that were already on the brink of economic disaster due to a failing sugar industry."—Séverine Bates, French Review“With a timely focus on environmental disaster and its political ramifications, Christopher Church has given us a highly original and multidisciplinary view of an understudied period in Caribbean history.”—David Geggus, professor of history at the University of Florida and editor and translator of The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History “Christopher M. Church offers compelling short narratives of the various disasters that struck the colonies, and his analysis of the politics of relief is sophisticated and informative. . . . It is a book that will interest scholars in a wide range of fields, including French imperial studies and Caribbean history. It is also a welcome and significant contribution to the history of disasters.”—Matthew Mulcahy, professor of history at Loyola University at Maryland and author of Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Lowcountry and British Caribbean “Christopher Church offers a richly researched, well-told, and insightful account of the political, economic, and social impact of natural disaster in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French Antilles, profoundly deepening our understanding of these societies.”—Laurent Dubois, Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University and author of Haiti: The Aftershocks of History “Trouble in paradise! In this engaging, innovative, and well-researched study, Christopher Church uses the history of disasters to explore interactions between environmental, colonial, and political history in the French West Indies. . . . Paradise Destroyed adds an important new dimension to the history of modern empire, showing how France’s ‘colonies of citizens’ could be both exotic and familiar, colonial and French at the same time.”—Tyler Stovall, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of Transnational France: The Modern History of a Universal NationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Colonialism, Catastrophe, and National Integration 1. French Race, Tropical Space: The French Caribbean during the Third Republic 2. The Language of Citizenship: Compatriotism and the Great Antillean Fires of 1890 3. The Calculus of Disaster: Sugar and the Hurricane of 18 August 1891 4. The Political Summation: Incendiarism, Civil Unrest, and Legislative Catastrophe at the Turn of the Century 5. Marianne Decapitated: The 1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée Epilogue: National Identity and Integration after the First World War Notes Bibliography Index
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Stanford University Press War and the Health of Nations
Book SynopsisThis book examines the various mechanisms through which violent conflict undermines the health and well-being of populations.Trade Review"Zaryab Iqbal provides ample empirical data to illustrate these facts and to elucidate the mechanisms by which armed conflicts affect the health of individuals."—John L. Zeller, Journal of the American Medical Association "War and the Health of Nations makes an important contribution to the literature on human security, a concept that has a great deal of appeal but lacks strong empirical underpinnings. This work helps fill that gap by examining the links between health and violent conflict - or between 'freedom from want' and 'freedom from fear'."—Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs,The New School"For far too long we have known far too little about the aftereffects of political violence. To date, researchers have been justifiably focused on the determinants and dynamics of large-scale conflict. Zaryab Iqbal helps inaugurate a new focus regarding the outcomes of conflict (broadly conceived) on health (also broadly conceived). War and the Health of Nations immediately contributes to our understanding of the topic as well as maps out a new direction for conflict studies, both theoretically as well as empirically. This book addresses one of the most crucial issues confronted by our age in a manner befitting the topic involved—seriously, rigorously, and elegantly."—Christian Davenport, Professor of Peace Studies and Political Science, University of Notre Dame"Social scientists are just starting to investigate the myriad ways in which armed conflict and war harms civilian populations. Combining careful theorizing with systematic cross-national empirical tests, Iqbal provides the most rigorous and comprehensive study to date of the direct and indirect negative consequences of war on public health. This book is of interest to a broad and diverse audience, including social scientists, public health experts, policy makers, and activists. If you want to better understand how human security is profoundly threatened by war, this book is a must-read."—Paul Huth, Professor & Co-Director of Center for International Development and Conflict Management, University of Maryland, and Editor, The Journal of Conflict Resolution
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Stanford University Press Disaster Response and Homeland Security
Book SynopsisExamines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military.Trade Review"Miskel, a former Deputy Assistant Associate Director of FEMA, examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricaines Agnes, Hugo, Andrews, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program. He also discusses the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military, and he identifies reforms that should be implemented to improve the nation's ability to respond in the future." -- Natual Hazards Observer"Jim Miskel has provided an excellent historical summary of natural disasters and the associated FEMA response. His provocative insights into the basic design of the response system should facilitate decision makers' understanding of the politics of disaster preparedness, its ultimate placement and inherent responsibilities, and the critical importance of the appointment of competent personnel." -- Julius W. Becton Jr, Lt. Gen., USA-Ret. & 3rd Director * FEMA *"Miskel provides the reader with a complete and nuanced understanding of (a) the vast logistic and coordinative effort that goes into helping American citizens in an assortment of emergencies, and (b) the nature and characteristics of certain types of disasters that may speak to disaster response breakdowns." -- Kurt H. Braddock * Terrorism and Political Violence *"Miskel has produced an essential, topical, informative, concise, highly readable work that masterfully conveys in eight tightly reasoned chapters policy, political, historical, and sociological facts about disaster response in this era of homeland security. His treatise reflects his considerable academic expertise, his objectivity, and his insider experience. He has managed to lucidly explain the co-evolution of disaster management and terrorism policy in a way that a broad cross section of readers will appreciate." -- Richard Sylves * University of Delaware *
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Stanford University Press Leadership Dispatches
Book SynopsisOn February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18 percent of Chile''s GDP. This calamity hit just as an incumbent political regime was packing its bags and a new administration was preparing to take office. For most countries, it would have taken years, if not decades, to recover from such an event. Yet, only one year later, Chile''s economy had reached a six percent annual growth rate.In Leadership Dispatches, Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan look at how the nation''s leadersin government, business, religion, academia, and beyondfacilitated Chile''s recovery. They attribute Chile''s remarkable comeback to a two-part formula consisting of strong national leadership on the one hand, and deeply rooteTrade Review"Leadership Dispatches is an empowering story of recovery in the wake of an unprecedented natural disaster. This comprehensive study provides valuable insights into the importance of leadership in a crisis, as well as the world of preparedness and resiliency."—Tom Ridge, First Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Former Governor of Pennsylvania"Three of the world's most respected authorities in leadership and risk management join forces to tell us a rare story of courage, determination, and the importance of a multi-stakeholder strategy. Their unique checklist for leaders will prepare many heads of state and organizations to take charge and do the impossible when their own F-27 hits. A remarkable book."—Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman, World Economic Forum"Recent disasters in Chile, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand offer important lessons for the future. This book brilliantly documents concrete experiences in managing risk and responding to disaster; it contributes to longstanding efforts of organizations like the OECD to distill best practices and create a vital platform for knowledge sharing."—Ángel Gurría, Secretary General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development"This book is filled with practical analysis of what went right in Chile's dramatic recovery from the devastating F27 earthquake. It offers important lessons for current and future leaders in countries and organizations that face the possibility of major disruptions. Read this book before disaster strikes! And if you haven't, then read it when crisis hits. It provides the best roadmap that you will find toward the future that you will then be hoping for."—Herman ("Dutch") Leonard, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Twelve Days Before Entering the Presidential Office chapter abstractChile's great earthquake of 2010 was the sixth greatest earthquake ever recorded. Chile's president-elect, Sebastián Piñera, decided to embrace two orders of business, one well in hand from his campaign for the presidency, the other forced by the natural calamity. He would pursue what had been promised before the earthquake – but now also what had been required by the earthquake. In formulating both a near-term plan and long-term strategy for overcoming and then transcending the calamity, the new administration's actions offer an instructive look at how those with greatest responsibility for a country, company, or community can best attack the extraordinary challenges of coming fully back from calamity and instituting more safeguards against future disasters than had existed at the pre-catastrophe moment. 2One of the Most Intense Events Ever Recorded chapter abstractWhen the 8.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Chile, world attention was still riveted on recovery from the massive earthquake that had shattered Haiti on January 12. That 7.0 magnitude event had flattened the capital, Port-au-Prince. Then, just six weeks later, the far stronger event rocked Chile for 100 seconds. The epicenter was just 65 miles off Concepción, the country's third largest urban concentration, and 210 miles southwest of its capital, Santiago. The Haitian event released energy the equivalent of 480 kilotons of TNT, enormous itself, but the Chilean quake released the equivalent of 240 megatons, 500 times more energy. It was felt by 12 million inhabitants of the nation's 17 million. The earthquake was so massive that it moved the country, and even the planet. Santiago shifted 10 inches to the west, Chile's coastline rose, its central valley sank, and the Earth's axis tilted 3 inches. 3First Order of Business chapter abstractAfter focusing on emergency matters, the new administration set public health as an immediate priority, and it reopened all public schools – albeit some in improvised quarters – within six weeks of the disaster. Chile's president said his government would use determination, speed, and readiness to cut through bureaucratic cobwebs, and he set forward an ambitious four-year plan whose goals would supersede what the country already had in place before the moment of calamity. Even during the year of the earthquake, Chile managed to grow its GDP by 5.7 percent, and the following year by 5.8 percent, outperforming most of its neighbors who had suffered no comparable disaster. Rather than soaring, unemployment plummeted. Exports sagged momentarily but came back strongly, and the stock market and credit ratings never sagged at all. 4Frameworks for Action chapter abstractLearning from the recovery of others has become more vital as more countries and organizations have found themselves in the unwanted territory of catastrophic events, whether stemming from natural or person-made sources. Extreme events by their very definition exceed what a country's leaders or institutions have come to expect or have had to face in the past. For any head of state or organization, it is always better to learn from others' experiences prior to suffering a disaster of one's own. After noting the world's growing losses from natural catastrophes, this chapter identifies a set of principles for examining leadership decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty. It also proposes a related set of principles for making strategic choices under conditions of risk and uncertainty. 5Presidential Leadership chapter abstractAt the defining center of Chile's readiness and resilience was the country's newly elected president, Sebastián Piñera, and the decisions that he and his lieutenants would make in the days that followed. They took advantage of the discretionary spectrum that they had suddenly been given "We are committed 100-percent," the president pledged, "to replace within four years what was destroyed," and "urgency" of action would be "key." When the inauguration itself was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude aftershock, the just installed president immediately warned the country of a tsunami, cancelled a luncheon, flew to the earthquake region, and finally entered the presidential palace as its new resident only after a long day devoted to crisis leadership in the field. A day that was to have been one of ceremony and celebration had instead been given to presidential action. 6Tiered Leadership chapter abstractAs an extension of his own leadership style, the new president created a take-action tier below him, recruiting two dozen lieutenants who were versed in making tough and timely calls. A majority of his cabinet members came as independents without party label but plenty of management experience; two-thirds had served as business managers, entrepreneurs, engineers or consultants. The president prioritized the immediate focus: search and rescue, food and water, civil order and public services. For long-term reconstruction, he set forth a detailed plan for his ministers to be completed by time he left office on March 11, 2014. The president also imposed overarching principles that would make for a more comprehensive but also a more complex and costly comeback. Reconstruction, he instructed, would protect the "dignity and freedom" and "social heritage" of the most affected regions, and it would better secure the country against future calamities. 7Financing Recovery chapter abstractFinancing the comeback would prove an enormous challenge since the earthquake came with a price tag of $30 billion, the equivalent of $2.7 trillion in the U.S. A cost of that magnitude had not been anticipated nor were reserves available to cover it. Through deft management of the country's budget, the finance minister drew on a portfolio of actions, including temporary tax revenues, budget reallocations, and utilization of a national copper fund. Markedly absent was significant new indebtedness, in contrast to the ways the U.S. government has financed its most recent disaster recoveries. Chile's international credit rating did not suffer, unlike the downgrades that Standard and Poor's and Moody's had imposed on Japan's after its 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Chile's financial management of the disaster received high marks from a host of international watchdogs. 8Insurance Payouts for Recovery chapter abstractFundamental to Chile's swift comeback was a separate but parallel financing by private insurers backed by reinsurers (the insurers of insurers) outside of Chile. Their market penetration and rapid payout provided a swift influx of capital to stimulate recovery and push national growth. In the end, a third of the cost of Chile's recovery was borne entirely by private insurers, more than the fraction covered by private insurers in the U.S. after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. 9Private Giving for Recovery chapter abstractA set of major companies, foreign governments, and international agencies also stepped forward with significant in-kind or cash contributions. Though estimated to be less than $1 billion in total value, and though relatively modest against the $30 billion damage to the country, we find that these outside sources provided important supplements to funds provided by public agencies and private insurers in Chile. 10Execution and Expectations chapter abstractWith the solid financial footing for the comeback, a take-charge attitude cascaded through the administration's ranks, but it also came with an unanticipated cost. With limited public experience in the cabinet, the nation's leadership produced soaring hopes for near-term timetables that it could not meet. 11Vulnerability and Readiness chapter abstractChile faces exceptionally high risks of natural disasters, but it was also far more ready than most countries to respond to such events according to several studies comparing it with other nations. Though one of the world's countries most exposed to calamities because of its perch along the Pacific's ring of fire, Chile had also built a set of institutional practices that facilitated recovery from disasters whatever the source. Emphasizing effectiveness, execution, and fairness, those practices would prove invaluable, and combined with the nation's take-charge leadership, they facilitated the country's swift and comprehensive comeback from the devastating earthquake of 2010. Both national leadership and institutional practices proved important, and neither would have been sufficient without the other. 12Civil Action chapter abstractThe state typically takes first responsibility in crisis management and recovery efforts, and Chile was no exception. President Piñera and his cabinet mobilized swiftly, yet the government was not the only first responder. Volunteers and non-profit organizations also stepped forward in large numbers, initially providing temporary relief during the emergency period, then engaging in reconstruction to aid the recovery effort. Often at great expense to themselves, they complemented the state's actions, doing what the latter could not. One private group, for instance, assumed sole responsibility for temporary housing in one of Chile's most afflicted regions, and another took complete charge of rebuilding public schools in another region. When resources are stretched to the extreme in the wake of a national catastrophe, public agencies and civil actors can fill in for one another, furnishing more than either can provide alone. 13Long-Term Disaster Recovery chapter abstractA relatively short window of opportunity is available in the immediate wake of a disaster for public leaders to devise plans for addressing short-run needs. One way to achieve these objectives is specifying short-run achievable goals which reflect intuitive rather than deliberative thinking. President Piñera insistence on reopening all schools within six weeks was one of the most visible cases in point. At the same time, given the heightened public interest in better preparing for future disasters than had been the case before Chile's earthquake, country leaders can also specify measures that have long-term significance such as more effective early warning systems and better construction standards. These actions may require significant upfront costs but they promise to reduce fatalities and damage when the next disaster strikes. This form of deliberative thinking also characterized the actions of the president and his ministers in the months after the earthquake. 14Rescuing 33 Miners chapter abstractAn early application of what the nation's leaders had learned from the F27 event came just five months later. A cave-in had trapped 33 miners some 2,000 feet below the surface in northern Chile, attracting the world media's attention for weeks this time. Sebastián Piñera and his cabinet would be tested yet again, though now with the first months' learning from the F27 experience under their belts. They were already steeped in strategic thinking and deliberative decision making even though complete recovery from the earthquake still had several years to go. Here we find that the joint leadership of the president and minister of mines would make the ultimate difference for the lost miners trapped for more than two months. We witness many of the same leadership capacities that accounted for the 2010 earthquake comeback, further underscoring the actions required for taking charge whatever the disaster or crisis. 15Leadership Dispatches chapter abstractWe identify the most enduring ideas and principles that have emerged from the account that can prove useful in entirely different settings. Conceptual thinking about risk and response is essential for those most responsible for risk management in companies, communities, and countries. Chile and the Piñera administration have furnished a compelling test and illustration of what can really matter in the wake of a calamity. We conclude with a set of leadership principles from their experience for those who are facing large-scale hazards of all types and who seek to forge far-reaching recoveries when extreme threats become a terrible reality.
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Louisiana State University Press Managing Hurricane Katrina
Book SynopsisExamines Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and identifies aspects of management that offer more positive examples of leadership than bureaucratic and media reports indicated. Drawing on insights from crisis and disaster management studies, the authors objectively analyze the actions of various officials and organisations during and after Katrina.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Anxious Experts
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Through his deft ethnography, Joshua Moses is able to show that 9/11, now fading into collective memory, crystallized something we are all still living with. We are haunted by the possibility that we will wake up to a once familiar landscape made suddenly strange—like a Manhattan suddenly without its Twin Towers. For Moses, this prefigures the changes we will all face with rising sea levels, balmy winters, and the like. Anxious Experts is an ethnography of that anxiety, how it came to be, and how it continues to sit with us, as we face an uncertain future." * Eduardo Kohn, McGill University *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Legacies of Fukushima
Book SynopsisIt was an unlikely convergence of events. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest in Japanese memory and the fourth largest recorded in world history; a tsunami that peaked at forty meters, devastating the seaboard of northeastern Japan; three reactors in meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima; experts in disarray and suffering victims young and old. It was, as well, an unlikely convergence of legacies. Submerged traumas resurfaced and communities long accustomed to living quietly with hazards suddenly were heard. New legacies of disaster were handed down, unfolding slowly for generations to come.The defining disaster of contemporary Japanese history still goes by many different names: The Great East Japan Earthquake; the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami; the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster; the 3.11 Triple Disaster. Each name represents a struggle to place the disaster on a map and fix a date to a timeline. But within each of these names hides a combina
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University of Pennsylvania Press Critical Disaster Studies
Book SynopsisThis book announces the new, interdisciplinary field of critical disaster studies. Unlike most existing approaches to disaster, critical disaster studies begins with the idea that disasters are not objective facts, but rather are interpretive fictions—and they shape the way people see the world. By questioning the concept of disaster itself, critical disaster studies reveals the stakes of defining people or places as vulnerable, resilient, or at risk.As social constructs, disaster, vulnerability, resilience, and risk shape and are shaped by contests over power. Managers and technocrats often herald the goals of disaster response and recovery as objective, quantifiable, or self-evident. In reality, the goals are subjective, and usually contested. Critical disaster studies attends to the ways powerful people often use claims of technocratic expertise to maintain power.Moreover, rather than existing as isolated events, disasters take place over time. People commonly iTrade Review"When speaking of disaster henceforth, we cannot escape the ensuing political questions this volume interrogates." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"In a world marked by calamity, this timely volume widens the lens of our understanding by emphasizing the importance of deeply contextualized approaches to the study of disaster. The end result is a vibrant reimagination of the field and a captivating introduction to critical disaster studies." * Lori Peek, University of Colorado Boulder *"This is a vital, iconoclastic volume that turns much conventional thinking about disaster studies on its head. The contributions are lively, geographically varied, and conceptually suggestive. An exciting and invaluable book." * Rob Nixon, Princeton University *"An urgent, timely, and vitally important volume that deserves a wide readership. As the crisis precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic has made all too clear, this volume’s unifying themes—vulnerability, risk, resilience, and disaster—are concepts that every one of us ought to understand, grapple with, and critique." * Julia Irwin, University of South Florida *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Introducing Critical Disaster Studies Andy Horowitz and Jacob A. C. Remes Part I. Knowing Disaster Chapter 1. The Voyage of the Paragon: Disaster as Method Scott Gabriel Knowles and Zachary Loeb Chapter 2. Acts of God, Man, and System: Knowledge, Technology, and the Construction of Disaster Ryan Hagen Chapter 3. When Does a Crisis Begin? Race, Gender, and the Subprime Noncrisis of the Late 1990s Dara Z. Strolovitch Part II. Governing Disaster Chapter 4. Concrete Kleptocracy and Haiti's Culture of Building: Toward a New Temporality of Disaster Claire Antone Payton Chapter 5. Risk Technopolitics in Freetown Slums: Why Community-Based Disaster Management Is No Silver Bullet Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Chapter 6. Spaces at Risk: Urban Politics and Slum Relocation in Chennai, India Pranathi Diwakar Chapter 7. Plan B: The Collapse of Public-Private Risk Sharing in the US National Flood Insurance Program Rebecca Elliott Part III. Imagining Disaster Chapter 8. Mediating Disaster, or A History of the Novel Susan Scott Parrish Chapter 9. The Tōkai Earthquake and Changing Lexicons of Risk Kerry Smith Chapter 10. Translating Disaster Knowledge from Japan to Chile: A Proposal for Incompleteness Chika Watanabe Afterword. "Acts of Men": Disasters Neglected, Preventable, and Moral Kenneth Hewitt Notes Bibliography Index List of Contributors Acknowledgments
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Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti
Book SynopsisThe 2010 earthquake in Haiti sparked an international aid response - with pledges and donations of $16 billion - that was exceedingly generous. But now, five years later, that aid has clearly failed. In Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti, Mark Schuller captures the voices of those involved in the earthquake aid response, and paints a sharp, unflattering view of the humanitarian enterprise.Trade Review"Mark Schuller offers clear analysis, informed by empirical knowledge. This sets him apart from the usual experts on Haiti. A challenging book from an author who goes the distance to understand the 'other.'" -- Raoul Peck * award-winning Haitian filmmaker and director of Fatal Assistance *"Although the earthquake caused more devastation than the post-disaster response, Schuller's examination suggests how and why the aid response rubbed more hurt into the wound. Based on field-level data, collected with cool rigor, his argument becomes a powerful indictment. Could it have been otherwise? Read Schuller to find out." -- Michael Barnett * George Washington University *Honorable Mention, Barbara Christian Prize for Best Book in Humanities, Caribbean Studies Association, 2017https://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/2017-bc-award-winner/ * Caribbean Studies Association *"Supported by the National Science Foundation Senior and CAREER Grant, Bellagio Center, and others, Schuller’s research on NGOs, globalization, disasters, and gender in Haiti has been published in over thirty book chapters and peer-reviewed articles as well as public media, including a column in Huffington Post" * Huffington Post *"Haiti Suspends Oxfam Great Britain After Sex Scandal" by Catherine Porter * New York Times *"The scholarly contribution of Schuller’s Humanitarian Aftershocks is remarkable." * Journal of Haitian Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations and Foreign Terms List of Names for Camp Residents Introduction 1 Haiti’s Unnatural Disaster: Neoliberalism 2 Racing from the Rubble: Constructing IDPs 3 Hitting Home: Humanitarian Impacts on Haiti’s Households 4 Pa Manyen Fanm Nan Konsa: The Gender of Aid 5 Pòch Prela: Camp Committees 6 Aba ONG Volè: The “Republic of NGOs” 7 Colonization within NGOs: Haitian Staff Understandings 8 Fotokopi: Imperialism’s Carbon Copy Conclusion Notes References Index
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Toxic Matters Narrating Italys Dioxin
Book SynopsisExplores the interplay between bodies, soil, industrial emissions, and the wealth of dynamic particulate matter that passes in between. At the same time, the book emphasizes the crucial function of narrative expression for making sense of this modern-day reality and for shifting existing power dynamics as exposed communities exercise their voices.
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