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"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

The Government of Emergency

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    A Paperback / softback by Stephen J. Collier, Andrew Lakoff

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9780691199283, 978-0691199283
      ISBN10: 0691199280
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      Central / national / federal government policies Social impact of disasters History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade 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

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