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Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazards in the Philippines

By Greg Bankoff

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0700717617, 9780700717613, 0203221893, 9780203221891, 9780203297216
LCC
GB5011.76 .B36 2002
Open Library ID
OL22480852M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1300769 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\251
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this fascinating and comprehensive study, Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazards in the Philippines from the records kept by the Spanish colonisers to the 'Calamitous Nineties', and assesses the effectiveness of the relief mechanisms that have evolved to cope with these occurrences. He also examines the correlation between this history of natural disasters and the social hierarchy within Filipino society. The constant threat of disaster has been integrated into the schema of daily life to such an extent that a 'culture of disaster' has been formed.

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