Social impact of disasters books

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Subject to Famine: Food Crisis and Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920

Subject to Famine: Food Crisis and Economic Change in...

Author: Michelle Burge McAlpin
ISBN: 9780691641188
Format: Hardback
$190.00

Michelle McAlpin moves beyond the concerns of previous studies of famine (most of which focus on governmental procedures...  Read More >>

An American Philosophy of Social Security: Evolution and Issues

An American Philosophy of Social Security: Evolution...

Author: James Douglas Brown
ISBN: 9780691646459
Format: Hardback
$170.00

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The Consequences of Global Disasters

The Consequences of Global Disasters

Author: Anthony Elliott (University of South Australia, Australia) ,  Eric Hsu (University of South Australia, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138861152
Format: Paperback
$98.99

Disasters of the 21st century differ substantially from other kinds of hazards that previous societies have had...  Read More >>

Pan Am 103: Lockerbie Cover-up

Pan Am 103: Lockerbie Cover-up

Author: William C. Chasey
ISBN: 9780964010413
Format: Paperback
$57.95

For the first time, the truth about who blew Pan Am 103 out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, is revealed by...  Read More >>

Beginners Survival Guide: 20 Tips to Stay Alive in the Wilderness: (How to Survive Natural Disaster, How to Survive in the Forest)

Beginners Survival Guide: 20 Tips to Stay Alive in the...

Author: Adam Daniels
ISBN: 9781530973347
Format: Paperback
$23.63

Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see BONUS: Your FREE Gift chapter after the...  Read More >>

Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century

Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century

Author: D. Curran
ISBN: 9781137495563
Format: Hardback
$237.57

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Constructing Destruction: Heritage Narratives in the Tsunami City

Constructing Destruction: Heritage Narratives in the...

Author: Trinidad Rico (Texas A&M University, Qatar)
ISBN: 9781629584379
Format: Hardback
$175.00

Rico’s critical ethnography analyses heritage practices in the aftermath of the tsunami that swamped Banda Aceh,...  Read More >>

Famine in Somalia: Competing Imperatives, Collective Failures, 2011-12

Famine in Somalia: Competing Imperatives, Collective...

Author: Daniel Maxwell (Tufts University) ,  Nisar Majid
ISBN: 9780190499389
Format: Paperback
$92.27

A hard-hitting analysis of an African famine: why it happened, why it need not have happened and how the securitization...  Read More >>

The Famine Irish: Emigration and the Great Hunger

The Famine Irish: Emigration and the Great Hunger

Author: Ciaran Reilly
ISBN: 9781845888909
Format: Paperback
$49.99

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New Zealand’s Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked a nation

New Zealand’s Worst Disasters: True stories that rocked...

Author: Graham Hutchins ,  Russell Young
ISBN: 9781775592709
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most devastating accidents and tragedies in New Zealand history,...  Read More >>

Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down

Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge...

Author: Bill Deyoung
ISBN: 9780813062976
Format: Paperback
$36.30

On the morning of May 9, 1980, during sudden violent weather, a 600-foot freighter struck a support pier of the...  Read More >>

American Red Cross: Background, Federal Coordination & Oversight Issues

American Red Cross: Background, Federal Coordination...

Author: Isabel Owen
ISBN: 9781634848725
Format: Hardback
$390.69

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Smyrna, September 1922: The American Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide

Smyrna, September 1922: The American Mission to Rescue...

Author: Lou Ureneck
ISBN: 9780062259899
Format: Paperback
$42.21

""A hardcover edition of this book was published under the title The Great Fire in 2015 by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins...  Read More >>

Extreme Events: Observations, Modeling, and Economics

Extreme Events: Observations, Modeling, and Economics...

Author: Mario Chavez ,  Michael Ghil
ISBN: 9781119157014
Format: Hardback
$373.95

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Famine in Somalia

Famine in Somalia

Author: Daniel G. Maxwell ,  Nasir Majid
ISBN: 9781849045759
Format: Paperback
$49.95

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Economic and Natural Disasters since 1900: A Comparative History

Economic and Natural Disasters since 1900: A Comparative...

Author: John Singleton
ISBN: 9781782547341
Format: Hardback
$248.90

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Survival Medicine Kit: First Aid Skills and Medications Every Prepper Should Know: (How to Become Your Own Home Doctor, Critical Survival Medical Skills)

Survival Medicine Kit: First Aid Skills and Medications...

Author: Adam Daniels
ISBN: 9781532878312
Format: Paperback
$23.63

<b>Getting Your FREE Bonus</b> Download this book, read it to the end and see BONUS: Your FREE Gift chapter after...  Read More >>

How Civil Institutions Build Resilience: Organizational Practices Derived from Academic Literature and Case Studies

How Civil Institutions Build Resilience: Organizational...

Author: Krista S. Langeland ,  David Manheim
ISBN: 9780833092014
Format: Paperback
$47.52

This report summarizes key findings from a review of academic literature and case studies on building resilient...  Read More >>

Katrina: After the Flood

Katrina: After the Flood

Author: Gary Rivlin ,  Heller (Stanford University)
ISBN: 9781504720199
Format: Audio
$105.47

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Katrina: After the Flood

Katrina: After the Flood

Author: Gary Rivlin ,  Heller (Stanford University)
ISBN: 9781504720182
Format: Audio
$79.07

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Katrina: After the Flood

Katrina: After the Flood

Author: Gary Rivlin ,  Heller (Stanford University)
ISBN: 9781504720175
Format: Audio
$311.52

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