{"product_id":"decade-of-disaster","title":"Decade of Disaster","description":"Focusing on the spectacular disasters of the 1980s-the \u003ci\u003eExxon Valdez\u003c\/i\u003e oil spill, the Chernobyl meltdown, the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e space shuttle explosion, the Bhopal chemical plant release, and the HIV\/AIDS pandemic-Ann Larabee examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003eDecade of Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to a diverse cast of disaster participants, including Bhopal widows, people with AIDS, Chernobyl tourists, NASA administrators, international nuclear power authorities, and corporate spokespeople. Integrating sources ranging from official reports and scientific studies to news stories, movies, and science fiction novels, Larabee explores the fierce debates that followed these disasters, as government agencies, corporations, public interest groups, academics, and local communities fought to control their meaning.   An incisive commentary at the intersection of cultural history and cultural studies, \u003ci\u003eDecade of Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e peels away layers and screens of rhetoric to expose the underlying process of cultural negotiation.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258640388440,"sku":"9780252068201","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780252068201.jpg?v=1779258638","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/decade-of-disaster","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}