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Author:   Michele Ruth Gamburd
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780253011398

ISBN 10:   0253011396
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   23 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Political Ethnography of Disaster Wijitha's Story 1. That day: Chaos and Solidarity Dr. Priyanka's Story 2. Deaths: Fate and Vulnerability Pradeep and Manoj's Story 3. Short-term Camps: Chaos and the Crafting of Order Sumendra's Story 4. Housing: Temporary Shelters, Permanent Homes, and the Buffer Zone Lalitha's Story 5. Dangerous Liaisons: The Power, Peril, and Politics of Mediating between Donors and Recipients Jagath's Story 6. Business Recovery: Tourism and Construction Dayawansa's Story 7. Reconstructing Class: Discourse on Theft, Loot, Cheating, and Gifts Fazmina's Story 8. The Politics of Corruption: Accusations and Rebuttals Tharindu's Story 9. Citizenship and Ethnicity: The Tsunami and the Civil War Conclusion

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<p> [Provides] a rich human context to a catastrophic event too often reduced by statistics and policy analysis to an exemplary abstraction (or by sensationalism to a kind of voyeurism).... I can well imagine general readers picking it up to try to figure out why the tsunami was 'golden' and getting hooked by the many stories. --Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky--Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky

This is the best kind of microstudy. It merits much praise for its thick description and authenticity... Highly recommended. Choice

[Provides] a rich human context to a catastrophic event too often reduced by statistics and policy analysis to an exemplary abstraction (or by sensationalism to a kind of voyeurism).... I can well imagine general readers picking it up to try to figure out why the tsunami was 'golden' and getting hooked by the many stories. --Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky--Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky

[Provides] a rich human context to a catastrophic event too often reduced by statistics and policy analysis to an exemplary abstraction (or by sensationalism to a kind of voyeurism).... I can well imagine general readers picking it up to try to figure out why the tsunami was 'golden' and getting hooked by the many stories. Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky--Mark Whitaker, University of Kentucky

Author Information

Michele Ruth Gamburd is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Portland State University. She is author of The Kitchen Spoon's Handle: Transnationalism and Sri Lanka's Migrant Housemaids and Breaking the Ashes: The Culture of Illicit Liquor in Sri Lanka and editor (with Dennis B. McGilvray) of Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Ethnic and Regional Dimensions.

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