ISBN:
9781138581456
,
9781032081991
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 233 Seiten
,
Karten
Edition:
First issued in paperback
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk and climate change
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.48/5098
Keywords:
Natural disasters / Social aspects / Latin America
;
Hazard mitigation
;
Risiko
;
Anthropologie
;
Katastrophe
;
Lateinamerika
;
Anthropologie
;
Katastrophe
;
Risiko
;
Lateinamerika
Abstract:
"This book offers anthropological insights into disasters in Latin America. It fills a gap in the literature by bringing together national and regional perspectives in the study of disasters. The book essentially explores the emergence and development of anthropological studies of disasters. It adopts a methodological approach based on ethnography, participant observation, and field research to assess the social and historical constructions of disasters and how these are perceived by people of a certain region. This regional perspective helps assess long-term dynamics, regional capacities, and regional global interactions on disaster sites. With chapters written by prominent Latin American anthropologists, this book also considers the role of the state and other nongovernmental organizations in managing disasters and the specific conditions of each country, relative to a greater or lesser incidence of disastrous events. Globalizing the existing literature on disasters with a focus on Latin America, this book offers multidisciplinary insights that will be of interest to academics and students of geography, anthropology, sociology, and political science"--
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