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Disaster culture knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe / Gregory Button.
| Author/creator | Button, Gregory |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, |
| Description | 311 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A sea of uncertainty -- Uncertainty and social conflict over animal rescue -- "What you don't know can't hurt you" -- "Damaged by Katrina, ruined by Murphy Oil" -- Knowledge withheld -- "What you don't know can't hurt you" -- Mediated disaster narratives -- Contested knowledge -- The production of uncertainty -- Sequestered knowledge -- A gulf of uncertainty. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010037435 |
| ISBN | 9781598743883 (harcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1598743880 (harcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781598743890 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1598743899 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |