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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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    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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