{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-story-writing-disasters-in-haiti-and-the-circum-caribbean-9781800739567","title":"The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tA cross-disciplinary volume that combines and puts into dialogue perspectives on disasters, this book includes contributions from anthropology, history, cultural studies, sociology, and literary studies. Offering a rich and diverse set of arguments and analyses on the ever-relevant theme of catastrophe in the circum-Caribbean, it will encourage debate and collaboration between scholars working on disasters from a range of disciplinary perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book is very interesting … Its great uniqueness is associated with the expression in the form of storytelling, the different views of those impacted, and a prioritization of the analysis of cultural forms as a form of reaction and response.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Claudio Szlafsztein\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“A very good book … It is driven by passion and the need for such critical thinking, and will certainly be welcome in the field of Caribbean Studies, Disaster Studies, Cultural and Literary Studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Mimi Sheller\u003c\/strong\u003e, Worcester Polytechnic Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribó\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Mòd Leta\u003c\/em\u003e: Haitian Understandings of Crises Past in Present\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Schuller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e After the Storm: Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and Disaster’s Longue Durée\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaura Wagner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Malediksyon\u003c\/em\u003e: (Neo)colonial Development, Disasters, and Counter-Capitalism in Northeastern Haiti\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVincent Joos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Post-Katrina Intrusions on African American Cultural Traditions in New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eShearon Roberts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cat Bonds and Necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJana Evans Braziel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wake Work in Post-Maria Puerto Rico and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Ribó\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Art and Politics facing Disaster in the Caribbean: Defining a new Cultural Diplomacy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVanessa Selk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marvin Victor’s \u003cem\u003eCorps mêlés\u003c\/em\u003eand the Writing of Disaster in Haiti\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Munro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond Malediction and Prophecy: \u003cem\u003eMelovivi\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eor the trap\u003cbr\u003e \tAlex Lenoble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042755608919,"sku":"9781800739567","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800739567.jpg?v=1750955488","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-the-story-writing-disasters-in-haiti-and-the-circum-caribbean-9781800739567","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}