1st Edition
Disaster Culture Knowledge and Uncertainty in the Wake of Human and Environmental Catastrophe
By Gregory Button
Copyright 2010
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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When disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; personal tragedies are played out in a barrage of media coverage; on the ground, confusion and uncertainty reign. In this major comparative study, Gregory Button draws on three decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities to break new ground in our understanding... Read more
Introduction; 1: A Sea of Uncertainty; 2: Uncertainty and Social Conflict over Animal Rescue; 3: “What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You”; 4: “Damaged by Katrina, Ruined By Murphy Oil”; 5: Knowledge Withheld; 6: “What We Don't Know Can't Hurt You”; 7: Mediated Disaster Narratives; 8: Contested Knowledge; 9: The Production of Uncertainty; 10: Sequestered Knowledge; 11: A Gulf of Uncertainty
Biography
Gregory Button
