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Cultures of disaster
by Greg Bankoff
First Published
2002
Subjects
Natural disasters
Natural disasters, juvenile literature
Emergency management, juvenile literature
Philippines, juvenile literature
Socioeconomic Factors
Disasters
Population Characteristics
Sociology
Environment
Environment and Public Health
Social Sciences
Delivery of Health Care
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
NATURE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Disasters & Disaster Relief
Social aspects
Naturkatastrophe
Gesellschaft
Psychologie
Psychological aspects
Economics
Description
"In this fascinating and pioneering study, Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazard in the Philippines from the early days of Spanish colonialism to the 'Calamitous 1990s'. He examines the correlation between this history of disasters and the political structure, economic system and social order within Filipino society. So constant has been the threat of disaster that it has been integrated into the schema of daily life to form what can be called 'cultures of disaster'."--BOOK JACKET.