Social impact of disasters books

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Triangle Fire, Centennial Edition

Triangle Fire, Centennial Edition
Author: Leon Stein ISBN: 9781322504544 Format: Electronic book text	$105.47
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Catastrophic Disaster Planning and Response

Catastrophic Disaster Planning and Response
Author: Clifford Oliver (Crofton, Maryland, USA) ISBN: 9781322627243 Format: Electronic book text	$221.63
Presenting cutting-edge domestic and international approaches, Catastrophic Disaster Planning and Response explains... Read More >>

The Real Disaster Is Above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social Conflict

The Real Disaster Is Above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social...
Author: J. Stephen Kroll-Smith , Stephen Robert Couch ISBN: 9780813193298 Format: Paperback	$79.20
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Conflicting Interests: Readings in Social Problems and Inequality

Conflicting Interests: Readings in Social Problems and...
Author: Robert Heiner (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, Plymouth State University) ISBN: 9780195375077 Format: Paperback	$138.95
Featuring twenty-six in-depth and engaging articles, Conflicting Interests: Readings in Social Problems and Inequality... Read More >>

Theory and Society in India

Theory and Society in India
Author: Susan Visvanathan (, Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) , Sheena Jain (, Jamia Milia Islamia) ISBN: 9780198062783 Format: Paperback	$73.79
This book examines some of the key theoretical and empirical debates in the fields of urbanization, industrialization... Read More >>

Understanding Media Studies

Understanding Media Studies
Author: Tony Schirato (, University of Wellington) , Angi Buettner (, University of Wellington) ISBN: 9780195565492 Format: Paperback	$139.79
Looks at how and why the field of the media has taken on such a central role in contemporary society and culture.... Read More >>

Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard

Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard...
Author: Boris Porfiriev ISBN: 9781849710893 Format: Hardback	$305.00
The policy for climate change prioritises mitigation over adaptation. This title argues that although efforts to... Read More >>

Of Divine Warning: Disaster in a Modern Age

Of Divine Warning: Disaster in a Modern Age
Author: Jane Anna Gordon , Lewis R. Gordon ISBN: 9781594515385 Format: Hardback	$399.00
Offers a theory of disaster in modern and contemporary society and its impact on the construction of social and... Read More >>

Disasters, Culture, Politics: Chinese-Bulgarian Anthropological Contribution to the Study of Critical Situations

Disasters, Culture, Politics: Chinese-Bulgarian Anthropological...
Author: Liu Mingxin , Elya Tzaneva ISBN: 9781443813488 Format: Hardback	$158.37
The articles in the volume contribute to a relatively new domain of scholarly research - the ecological anthropology,... Read More >>

The Tsunami of 2004 in Sri Lanka: Impacts and Policy in the Shadow of Civil War

The Tsunami of 2004 in Sri Lanka: Impacts and Policy...
Author: Piers Blaikie , Piers Blaikie (University of East Anglia, UK) ISBN: 9780415559096 Format: Hardback	$294.00
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From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience, and Recovery

From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response,...
Author: George W. Doherty , Bruce L. Andrews ISBN: 9781615990153 Format: Paperback	$79.07
""Mr. Doherty has produced an invaluable reference volume for everyone involved in disaster response/disaster preparedness... Read More >>

Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa

Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry...
Author: Alex De Waal ISBN: 9780253211583 Format: Paperback	$55.31
""A powerful critique of the international humanitarian agencies dominating famine relief in Africa."" -Foreign... Read More >>

Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!: Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction--An Anthology

Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!: Sixteen Tragic Tales...
Author: John Bellamy (University of Cambridge) ISBN: 9781598510584 Format: Paperback	$39.47
An anthology of the 15 best true Cleveland disaster stories from Bellamy's popular book series, including the apocalyptic... Read More >>

Earthquakes

Earthquakes
Author: Christine Rodrigue , Eugenie Rovai ISBN: 9780415223324 Format: Hardback	$1372.80
Earthquakes takes a much needed international and interdisciplinary approach to this complex natural and social... Read More >>

Impact!: A History of Disasters in Manitoba

Impact!: A History of Disasters in Manitoba
Author: Brock Holowachuk , CA ISBN: 9781894283908 Format: Paperback	$79.07
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Landscapes of Culture and Nature

Landscapes of Culture and Nature
Author: R. Giblett ISBN: 9780230235847 Format: Hardback	$237.60
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Natural Disasters and Public Health: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma

Natural Disasters and Public Health: Hurricanes Katrina,...
Author: Virginia M. Brennan (Meharry Medical College) ISBN: 9780801891991 Format: Paperback	$80.99
This volume is a valuable resource for public policymakers, health care agencies, providers who plan for large-scale... Read More >>

Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women's Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone

Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women's Lives through...
Author: Chris Coulter ISBN: 9780801475122 Format: Paperback	$65.87
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Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women's Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone

Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women's Lives through...
Author: Chris Coulter ISBN: 9780801447822 Format: Hardback	$194.04
During the war in Sierra Leone (1991-2002), members of various rebel movements kidnapped thousands of girls and... Read More >>

Moral, Believing Animals: Human Personhood and Culture

Moral, Believing Animals: Human Personhood and Culture...
Author: Christian Smith (Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Sociology, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) ISBN: 9780199731978 Format: Paperback	$69.95
In Moral, Believing Animals , Christian Smith advances a creative theory of human persons and culture that offers... Read More >>

Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters: Concepts and Cases

Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Disasters:...
Author: Matthias Ruth , María E. Ibarrarán ISBN: 9781848440371 Format: Hardback	$247.00
Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people... Read More >>

Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap: Essays on Politics and Poverty in Africa

Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap: Essays on Politics...
Author: Uchendu Egbezor ISBN: 9781906704261 Format: Paperback	$66.00
"Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap offers an alternative paradigm for analysing African development from the current... Read More >>

Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World

Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of...
Author: Philip Plait, Ph.D. , Ph D Philip Plait ISBN: 9780143116042 Format: Paperback	$42.24
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Hurricane Katrina: Impact, Recovery & Lessons Learned

Hurricane Katrina: Impact, Recovery & Lessons Learned...
Author: Nessa P Godfrey ISBN: 9781606924785 Format: Hardback	$229.68
Hurricane Katrina was the largest and most costly disaster in American history. This book identifies significant... Read More >>

The Edge of Disaster

The Edge of Disaster
Author: Stephen Flynn (Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts USA) , Dick Hill ISBN: 9781615746835 Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player	$158.37
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