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Historical Disasters In Context

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Author : Andrea JANKU
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-12-21

Historical Disasters In Context written by Andrea JANKU and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-21 with History categories.

Growing concerns about climate change and the increasing occurrence of ever more devastating natural disasters in some parts of the world and their consequences for human life, not only in the immediately affected regions, but for all of us, have increased our desire to learn more about disaster experiences in the past. How did disaster experiences impact on the development of modern sciences in the early modern era? Why did religion continue to play such an important role in the encounter with disasters, despite the strong trend towards secularization in the modern world? What was the political role of disasters? Historical Disasters in Context illustrates how past societies coped with a threatening environment, how societies changed in response to disaster experiences, and how disaster experiences were processed and communicated, both locally and globally. Particular emphasis is put on the realms of science, religion, and politics. International case studies demonstrate that while there are huge differences across cultures in the way people and societies responded to disasters, there are also many commonalities and interactions between different cultures that have the potential to alter the ways people prepare for and react to disasters in future. To explain these relationships and highlight their significance is the purpose of this volume.

Historical Disaster Experiences

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Author : Gerrit Jasper Schenk
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-03-20

Historical Disaster Experiences written by Gerrit Jasper Schenk and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-20 with Social Science categories.

Historical disaster research is still a young field. This book discusses the experiences of natural disasters in different cultures, from Europe across the Near East to Asia. It focuses on the pre-industrial era and on the question of similarities, differences and transcultural dynamics in the cultural handling of natural disasters. Which long-lasting cultural patterns of perception, interpretation and handling of disasters can be determined? Have specific types of disasters changed the affected societies? What have people learned from disasters and what not? What adaptation and coping strategies existed? Which natural, societal and economic parameters play a part? The book not only reveals the historical depth of present practices, but also reveals possible comparisons that show globalization processes, entanglements and exchanges of ideas and practices in pre-modern times.

Disaster Medicine Background And History Of Manmade Disasters

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Disaster Medicine Background And History Of Manmade Disasters written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Disaster medicine categories.

Natural Disasters Cultural Responses

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Author : Christof Mauch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

Natural Disasters Cultural Responses written by Christof Mauch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

This is the first global history of natural catastrophes. It brings together some of the best scholars from different continents and different disciplines to discuss human responses to natural catastrophes.

Law In Context

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Author : Stephen Bottomley
language : en
Publisher: Gaunt
Release Date : 1997

Law In Context written by Stephen Bottomley and has been published by Gaunt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Law categories.

"Law cannot be treated as a discrete set of principles without a context ... we seek to examine and evaluate the context of Australian law."So the authors write of their book.This second edition is divided up into 3 parts:Part A of the book - Law in a Political Context - contains separate chapters on Liberalism and Formalism and the Rule of Law, plus a new chapter on Power.Part B - Law, Justice and Inequality - contains material on access to justice, litigation and the lawyers. The text has been revised to take into account the considerable changes in these areas in the past five years. Each chapter relates the material to the tension between the provision of justice and the creation and maintenance of inequality in our legal system. These themes are continued in the chapters that deal with gender, race and with the processes which influence the production of legislation.Part C -Law and Efficiency- introduces students to the economic analysis of law and to the relationship between justice and efficiency.As with the first edition, material and examples are selected which have relevance for first year students.All other chapters have been revised and updated to reflect current trends and issues.The Law Institute Journal (Vic) called the first edition:"A new and intellectually fertile way of introducing students to the study of law."Other reviewers saw it as "fascinating", "instructive", "thoroughly recommended" and "representing the new wave of thought about law and law teaching".

American Disasters

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Author : Ballard C. Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

American Disasters written by Ballard C. Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.

Chronologically lists over two hundred disasters, both manmade and natural, that occurred in America, from Columbus's voyage in 1492 to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Gender And Natural Disasters

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Author : Elaine Pitt Enarson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Gender And Natural Disasters written by Elaine Pitt Enarson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Crisis management categories.

Historical Dictionary Of Refugee And Disaster Relief Organizations International Organizations

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Author : Robert F. Gorman
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 1994-05

Historical Dictionary Of Refugee And Disaster Relief Organizations International Organizations written by Robert F. Gorman and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-05 with History categories.

The dictionary provides A-Z entries on both natural and man-made disasters, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, basic concepts, and people who have played a notable role. Also included is an extensive list of acronyms and abbreviations to sort out the various organizations. The bibliography directs readers to a plethora of books, articles, and government documents on the same topic.

Sociological Abstracts

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Author : Leo P. Chall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Sociological Abstracts written by Leo P. Chall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Sociology categories.

CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

Development In Disaster Prone Places

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Author : James Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
Release Date : 1999

Development In Disaster Prone Places written by James Lewis and has been published by Intermediate Technology Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Business & Economics categories.

This book addresses the long-overdue imbalance in disaster management: an over-emphasis on post-disaster assistance and a lack of attention to vulnerability reduction. It answers the fundamental question in this debate: how can we mould pre-disaster development initiatives to become the most appropriate means for vulnerability reduction The book reasserts and reapplies some of the basic concepts and issues which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, with the message that development is a prime medium both of vulnerability and its reduction. The author examines requirements for long-term change so that conditions which have become the context for catastrophe can be modified. By focusing on longer-term policies and activities now, emergency relief efforts have a positive context within which to contribute to development and the likelihood of recurrence will be reduced. The book contains case-studies from Sri Lanka, the Caribbean and the South Pacific and focuses on hazards of all kinds, setting out to redress the balance between large-scale disasters of global significance and small-scale disasters that are a matter of everyday existence.