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Turn on the news and it looks as if we live in a time and place unusually consumed by the specter of disaster. The events of 9/11 and the promise of future atta

Drawing on decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities, Button shows how states, corporations, and other actors attempt to creat

This volume explores political culture, especially the catastrophic elements of the global social order emerging in the twenty-first century. By emphasizing the

Many facets of disasters generate interest among scholars and practitioners. However, a vital area of disaster research is consistently underemphasized. Little