Acts of aid politics of relief and reconstruction in the 1934 Bihar-Nepal earthquake

This socio-political history on the aftermath of the 1934 Bihar-Nepal earthquake explores disaster aid, relief, and reconstruction and the questions they give rise to about class, communities and inequality. The book traces disaster responses across the twentieth century in order to demonstrate how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Marcussen, Eleonor, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2022.
Edición:First edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009769420406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Experiencing the Extraordinary and the Ordinary
  • Responses and Responsibilities in Emergency Relief
  • From Local to National Politics of Relief
  • Colonial Relations in Aid
  • Categories of Victims
  • Congested and Contested Spaces
  • Conclusion.