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This work takes a close look at disasters and the response of victims in the immediate aftermath and over the long-run. It demonstrates how disasters arise from human propensity to take risks which make them vulnerable to cataclysms, whether natural or technologically related. This collection is the first to adequately represent the cultural, historical and geographical scope and complexities of the problem of disaster. It introduces a range of perspectives and arguments, with compelling examples.
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From hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes to oil spills and nuclear accidents, natural and technological disasters have become increasingly frequent and destructive across the planet. This ground-breaking collection of essays explores how various cultures in different historical moments have responded to calamity, offering new insights into the complex relationship between society and environment. Through case studies of communities in Great Britain, the Mediterranean, Asia and the Americas, contributors examine issues ranging from the social and political factors that set the stage for disaster, to the cultural processes experienced by survivors, to the long-term impact of disasters on culture and society.
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Great material with drawbacks
2010/12/6
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
My master's degree program in emergency management is using this text for our theory class. The only real drawback of the book? It is a rough manuscript in desperate need of an editor who speaks English and not academe. Want a couple of examples? This is Susanna Hoffman in the overview:
"It is from the interplay of these three planes that disasters emanate, and in their unfolding, THEY REIMPLICATE EVERY VECTOR OF THEIR CAUSAL INTERFACE."
English please!
Want another?
"The two discourses have greatly enlightened knowledge of the ..."
Is it possible to enlighten knowledge? Um, no. One can be enlightened with knowledge.
One more:
"The relevatory documents may not particularly concern disaster..."
Sorry, no such word exists in the English language. Something can be relevant, but not relevatory. Now, there are things in life that are revelatory, meaning they reveal something formerly unknown.
I'm only to page 5 in the book in the above examples. It doesn't get any worse, but I'm not sure it gets much better. The chapter by Sheets, "The effects of explosive volcanism on ancient egalitarian, ranked, and stratified societies in middle America" is so painful to read that I wanted to scratch my eyes out. The data contained in the chapter is worth knowing, but holy cow, Payson ... writing a chapter for a book that will be read by those outside your tight knit group of secret decoder ring cronies is a lot more involved than writing for your decoder ring... You get the point.
Don't tell me that we can't expect everyone to be a novelist. Editing for publication is a learned skill; some excel and some never will. This book could be ten times better if it was edited for clarity by someone who knows how to do so. Clear communications is one of the foundation stones of emergency and disaster management and practice. Routledge, please ... hire some editors that can get the job done.
"It is from the interplay of these three planes that disasters emanate, and in their unfolding, THEY REIMPLICATE EVERY VECTOR OF THEIR CAUSAL INTERFACE."
English please!
Want another?
"The two discourses have greatly enlightened knowledge of the ..."
Is it possible to enlighten knowledge? Um, no. One can be enlightened with knowledge.
One more:
"The relevatory documents may not particularly concern disaster..."
Sorry, no such word exists in the English language. Something can be relevant, but not relevatory. Now, there are things in life that are revelatory, meaning they reveal something formerly unknown.
I'm only to page 5 in the book in the above examples. It doesn't get any worse, but I'm not sure it gets much better. The chapter by Sheets, "The effects of explosive volcanism on ancient egalitarian, ranked, and stratified societies in middle America" is so painful to read that I wanted to scratch my eyes out. The data contained in the chapter is worth knowing, but holy cow, Payson ... writing a chapter for a book that will be read by those outside your tight knit group of secret decoder ring cronies is a lot more involved than writing for your decoder ring... You get the point.
Don't tell me that we can't expect everyone to be a novelist. Editing for publication is a learned skill; some excel and some never will. This book could be ten times better if it was edited for clarity by someone who knows how to do so. Clear communications is one of the foundation stones of emergency and disaster management and practice. Routledge, please ... hire some editors that can get the job done.
An eye-opening perspective on disasters
2011/12/5
形式:ペーパーバック
Yes, there are labored passages in this book. One of the editors, who likes to string together 25 cent words in cumbersome ways, is difficult to read. She has a few essays in the book and they were my least favorite parts of the book.
Fortunately, it is a collection of essays from different authors and most of them are well written. Additionally, the research and theories presented were eye-opening for me. I am a new student to emergency and disaster management and now have a new appreciation for the social aspects of disaster. As many in the field argue, a disaster cannot occur without a social component; understanding how factors of race, religion, gender, culture, and class contribute to disasters is critical.
Fortunately, it is a collection of essays from different authors and most of them are well written. Additionally, the research and theories presented were eye-opening for me. I am a new student to emergency and disaster management and now have a new appreciation for the social aspects of disaster. As many in the field argue, a disaster cannot occur without a social component; understanding how factors of race, religion, gender, culture, and class contribute to disasters is critical.
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