Cultures of Disaster : Society and Natural Hazard in the Philippines
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0700717617
ISBN-13
9780700717613
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 12th, 2002
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
630 grams
Dimensions
23.90 x 16.30 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Social impact of disastersSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Explores the relationship between environment and culture in the contemporary Philippines. The book will be of interest to those engaged in relief policy and administration in developing countries.
In this fascinating and comprehensive study, Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazards in the Philippines from the records kept by the Spanish colonisers to the ''Calamitous Nineties'', and assesses the effectiveness of the relief mechanisms that have evolved to cope with these occurrences. He also examines the correlation between this history of natural disasters and the social hierarchy within Filipino society. The constant threat of disaster has been integrated into the schema of daily life to such an extent that a ''culture of disaster'' has been formed.
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