Gregory Button: 2 books
Disaster Culture
Knowledge and Uncertainty in the Wake of Human and Environmental Catastrophe
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
When disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; personal tragedies are played out in a barrage of media coverage; on the ground, confusion and uncertainty reign. In this major comparative study, Gregory Button draws on three decades of research...
Who Pays the Price?
The Sociocultural Context Of Environmental Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Drawing from a Society for Applied Anthropology study on human rights and the environment, Who Pays the Price? provides a detailed look at the human experience of environmental crisis. The issues examined span the globe -- loss of land and access to critical resources; contamination of air, water...