The Political Economy of Disaster : Destitution, Plunder and Earthquake in Haiti [1 ed.] 9781135071745, 9780415816083

Production of Disaster and Recovery in Post-Earthquake Haiti: Disaster Industrial Complex 1315306018, 9781315306018

Natural disasters have long been seen as naturally generated events, but as scientific, technological, and social knowle

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The Political Economy of HIV in Africa: The Political Economy of HIV in Africa 1138741639, 9781138741638

Biomedical revolutions seem to have radically altered the environment for HIV transmission: anti-retrovirals (ARVs) and

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Recovering Inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the Aftermath of Disaster 9781477316122

A lethal mix of natural disaster, dangerously flawed construction, and reckless human actions devastated San Francisco i

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The Earthquake Observers: Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter 9780226111834

Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet’s hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This knowledge r

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The Post-Earthquake City: Disaster and Recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand 0367225522, 9780367225520

This book critically assesses Christchurch, New Zealand as an evolving post-earthquake city. It examines the impact of t

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Deadly River: Cholera and Cover-Up in Post-Earthquake Haiti 9781501703638

In October 2010, nine months after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, a second disaster began to unfold—soon

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Disaster Deferred: A New View of Earthquake Hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone 9780231522410

In the winter of 1811–12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone-often incorrectly described as th

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The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery : Social Learning in a Post-Disaster Environment [1 ed.] 9780203855928, 9780415778046

In August 2005 the nation watched as Hurricane Katrina pummelled the Gulf Coast. Residents did not just suffer the perso

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A Witness: The Haiti Earthquake, a Song, Death, and Resurrection 9781498226073, 9781498226066, 9781498226080, 1498226078

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti buried Renee Splichal Larson in concrete rubble, killing her husband and leaving her a wido

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The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

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