Invention of disaster, the: power and knowledge in discourses on hazard and vulnerability
Auteur :
Gaillard, JC
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032162720
Date de publication :
9 janv. 2023
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book argues that the domination of Western knowledge in disaster scholarship has allowed for normative policies and practices of disaster risk reduction to be imposed all over the world. It takes a postcolonial approach to deconstruct concepts, methods, and forms of governments inherited from the Enlightenment.