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OverviewDisasters are part of the modern condition, a source of physical anxiety and existential angst, and they are increasing in frequency, cost and severity. Drawing on both disaster research and social theory, this book offers a critical examination of their causes, consequences and future avoidance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steve MatthewmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 3.796kg ISBN: 9781137294258ISBN 10: 1137294256 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 09 August 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Sociology and Disasters 3. Accidents, Disasters and Revelation 4. The New Normal 5. Riskworld? New Species of Trouble 6. Political Economy, I: Capitalism and Disaster 7. Political Economy, II: Capitalism as Disaster 8. Everyday Disaster: Notes on Low Visibility Catastrophe 9. ConclusionsReviews'A book that drills to the heart of one of the characteristic, but unremarked features of present times: disaster glut. In a richly documented, eminently readable text, Matthewman explodes the twin mystique that disasters are either natural or random events [...] This is Sociology as it should be: a book that shows how, and why, we are brain-blind about the operation of power and influence in framing our comprehension of the real world [...] a book to admire and relish by anyone interested in understanding the way we live now.'- Chris Rojek, City University London, UK 'A great read, sharp and entertaining, with an expanded view of disasters. Vivid accounts of familiar and unfamiliar ones are used to open up new theoretical approaches in an under-theorized field. The inclusion of neglected slow, hidden disasters strengthens the emergence of the new-normal view and its global significance.'- Charles Perrow, Yale University, US Author InformationSteve Matthewman is Associate Professor in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an established writer and co-editor, and has over 12 years' experience teaching introductory level sociology courses across various institutions in New Zealand Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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