Disaster Culture

Author	: Gregory Button
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 312
Release	: 2016-06-03
ISBN-10	: 9781315430362
ISBN-13	: 1315430363
Rating	: 4/5 (62 Downloads)

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Download or read book Disaster Culture written by Gregory Button and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors attempt to create meaning and control social relations in post-disaster struggles for the redistribution of power.

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