{"product_id":"disasters-without-borders-the-international-politics-of-natural-disasters-hardback-9780745650685","title":"Disasters Without Borders; The International Politics of Natural Disasters (Hardback) 9780745650685","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDisasters Without Borders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe International Politics of Natural Disasters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Hannigan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745650685, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 September 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.442 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An enjoyable, easily accessible read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This fluent, critical and accessible book provides a wealth of detail and insight into the political and social pressures that shape discourse, international organization and policy for disaster management. A strongly recommended text for students of humanitarianism, disaster risk management, and international development policy, and a wake-up call for practitioners.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Pelling, King’s College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume highlights the interplay of normative, political, and institutional factors steering how we conceptualize and respond to disasters. As such it provides readers with an understanding of how actors at different levels actually make sense of disasters, a perspective that is rarely explored in the current literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Christoplos, Danish Institute for International Studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"...comprehensive and applicable to any border region. The book is easy to read...\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eD. Rick Van Schoik, North American Research Partnership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"An important read for researchers and advanced students interested in the politics of international emergency management and disaster assistance.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDramatic scenes of devastation and suffering caused by disasters such as the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are viewed with shock and horror by millions of us across the world. What we rarely see, however, are the international politics of disaster aid, mitigation and prevention that condition the collective response to natural catastrophes around the world. In this book, respected Canadian environmental sociologist John Hannigan argues that the global community of nations has failed time and again in establishing an effective and binding multilateral mechanism for coping with disasters, especially in the more vulnerable countries of the South.\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e Written in an accessible and even-handed manner, Disasters without Borders it is the first comprehensive account of the key milestones, debates, controversies and research relating to the international politics of natural disasters. Tracing the historical evolution of this policy field from its humanitarian origins in WWI right up to current efforts to cast climate change as the prime global driver of disaster risk, it highlights the ongoing mismatch between the way disaster has been conceptualised and the institutional architecture in place to manage it. The book’s bold conclusion predicts the confluence of four emerging trends - politicisation\/militarisation, catastrophic scenario building, privatisation of risk, and quantification, which could create a new system of disaster management wherein 'insurance logic' will replace humanitarian concern as the guiding principle. \u003cbr style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisasters Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introductory text for students, lecturers and practitioners in the fields of international development studies, disaster management, politics and international affairs, and environmental geography\/sociology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText Boxes x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Disaster Politics Nexus 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Global Policy Field of Natural Disasters 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Kindness of Strangers 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Safer World? 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Climate of Concern 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Disaster Politics as Game Playing 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mass Media and the Politics of Disaster 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Disaster Politics: A Discursive Approach 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conclusion 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 188\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407321231640,"sku":"9780745650685","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745650685.jpg?v=1784161519","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/disasters-without-borders-the-international-politics-of-natural-disasters-hardback-9780745650685","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}