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OverviewThis book analyses the making of the international world of ‘natural’ disasters by its professionals. Through a long-term ethnographic study of this arena, the author unveils the various elements that are necessary for the construction of an international world: a collective narrative, a shared language, and standardized practices. The book analyses the two main framings that these professionals use to situate themselves with regards to a disaster: preparedness and resilience, arguing that the making of the world of ‘natural’ disasters reveals how heterogeneous, conflicting, and sometimes competing elements are put together. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sandrine Revet , Cynthia Schoch , Katharine ThrossellPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030415846ISBN 10: 3030415848 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 29 April 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"1. Introducing Disasterland.- 2. Stories of a Fragmented World.- 3. Disaster Iconography: Victims, Rescue Workers and Hazards.- 4. Making Disasters International.- 5. Creating Common Ground to ""See the Same Disaster"".- 6. Preparedness.- 7. Resilience.- 8. Conclusion."ReviewsDisasterland is a great book not only for scholars interested in international organisations, transnational professionals and disaster risk reduction, but also practitioners, as it offers to bring practical reflexivity in the work of disaster professionals. ... the book is accessible to a wide range of audiences and avoids academic jargon as much as possible, while leading the reader through an intellectual journey into the work of disaster professionals 'behind the scenes'. (Kari De Pryck, European Review of International Studies ERIS, Vol. 8, 2021) Author InformationSandrine Revet is Research Professor at CERI Sciences Po, France. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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