ABSTRACT
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 comp
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|1 pages
DISASTERS, ENVIRONMENT, AND CULTURE
part II|1 pages
ENVIRONMENTAL PATTERN, HAZARDS, AND CULTURE: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
part III|1 pages
THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CATASTROPHE
part IV|1 pages
IV VARIETIES OF CULTURAL RESPONSE
part V|1 pages
v AGENCIES, SURVIVORS, AND RECONSTRUCTION
part VI|1 pages
VI DISASTER AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY
