Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazards in the PhilippinesIn 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. |
Contents
Vulnerability as western discourse | 5 |
Tables | 15 |
Environment and hazard in Southeast Asia | 18 |
A history of hazard in the Philippines | 31 |
The costs of hazard in the contemporary Philippines | 61 |
The politics of disaster management and relief | 83 |
The politics of disaster | 91 |
Debt and disaster | 102 |
Other editions - View all
Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazard in the Philippines Greg Bankoff Limited preview - 2003 |
Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazard in the Philippines Greg Bankoff No preview available - 2015 |
Cultures of Disaster: Society and Natural Hazard in the Philippines Greg Bankoff No preview available - 2004 |
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