Cultures of disaster : society and natural hazards in the Philippines / Greg Bankoff
- Bib ID:
- 2183076
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- Book
- Author:
- Bankoff, Greg
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- London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
- xvi, 232 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0700717617
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"In this fascinating and pioneering study, Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazard in the Philippines from the early days of Spanish colonialism to the 'Calamitous 1990s'. He examines the correlation between this history of disasters and the political structure, economic system and social order within Filipino society. So constant has been the threat of disaster that it has been integrated into the schema of daily life to form what can be called 'cultures of disaster'."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Introduction: Of jellyfish and coups
- 1. 'Vulnerability' as western discourse
- 2. Environment and hazard in Southeast Asia
- 3. A history of hazard in the Philippines
- 4. The 'costs' of hazard in the contemporary Philippines
- 5. The politics of disaster management and relief
- 6. The economics of red tides
- 7. The social order and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation
- 8. Cultures of disaster
- Conclusion: Hazard as a frequent life experience.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-224) and index.
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