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Disasters Without Borders
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Description
Written in an accessible and even-handed manner, Disasters without Borders it is the first comprehensive account of the key milestones, debates, controversies and research relating to the international politics of natural disasters. Tracing the historical evolution of this policy field from its humanitarian origins in WWI right up to current efforts to cast climate change as the prime global driver of disaster risk, it highlights the ongoing mismatch between the way disaster has been conceptualised and the institutional architecture in place to manage it. The book's bold conclusion predicts the confluence of four emerging trends - politicisation/militarisation, catastrophic scenario building, privatisation of risk, and quantification, which could create a new system of disaster management wherein 'insurance logic' will replace humanitarian concern as the guiding principle.
Disasters Without Borders is an ideal introductory text for students, lecturers and practitioners in the fields of international development studies, disaster management, politics and international affairs, and environmental geography/sociology.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2012-09-14
Publication Date:
2012-10-15
Publisher:
Polity Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0745650694
ISBN13:
9780745650692
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
296 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€5,69