UID:
edocfu_9959244861602883
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 269 p.) :
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ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps.
ISBN:
93-85985-89-2
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81-321-1288-1
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1-282-61078-3
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9786612610783
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81-321-0542-7
Content:
This work presents a national-level analysis of disasters in the backdrop of the vulnerability of the Indian population. The book reconceptualizes the discourse on disaster and argues persuasively for the necessity of examining socio-economic vulnerability in relation to geography.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Images; List of Maps; Foreword; Preface; Section I: Fact; 1 - India's Disasterscape; 2 - Disasterscape Ascribed to the Naturals; Section II: Response; 3 - Traditi onal: Absorb and Appeal; 4 - Colonial: The Idea of 'Natural' Disaster; 5 - Post-independence (1947-90): Apathy and Blame; 6 - Globalization 1990 onwards: Recognition not Realization; Section III: Reality; 7 - Vulnerable India; 8 - A Disaster Divide; Appendices; Bibliography; Image Credits; Index; About the Author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 93-5328-172-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 81-321-0077-8
Language:
English
