ISBN:
9781108991636
,
9781108834056
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xvii, 464 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Epicentre to aftermath
DDC:
954.96
Keywords:
Earthquake relief
;
Earthquakes Social aspects
;
Nepal Earthquake, 2015 (April 25)
;
Nepal Social conditions 21st century
;
Nepal Politics and government 21st century
;
Konferenzschrift 2019
;
Nepal
;
Erdbeben
;
Geschichte 2015
;
Wiederaufbau
Abstract:
Epicentre to Aftermath makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the growing body of disaster studies literature by providing an analysis of a disaster aftermath that is steeped in the political and cultural complexities of its social and historical context. Drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the book highlights the political, historical, cultural, artistic, emotional, temporal, embodied and material dynamics at play in the earthquake aftermath. Crucially, it shows that the experience and meaning of a disaster are not given or inevitable, but are the outcome of situated human agency. The book suggests a whole new epistemology of disaster consequences and their meanings, and dramatically expands the field of knowledge relevant to understanding disasters and their outcomes.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jul 2021)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108991636
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