Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters
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Economic Anthropology
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- ISBN 9780759113091
- Weight: 705g
- Dimensions: 161 x 238mm
- Publication Date: 16 Apr 2009
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to "sacrifice" and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to maintain power through the use of particular economic, political, and ideological instruments and how both ruling elites and common people endeavor to create meaningful traditions while enduring hardship.The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters demonstrates how vulnerability is economically constructed, primary producers adapt their production regimes, how traders and merchants adapt their practices, and how political economic objectives play out in recovery efforts.
Eric C. Jones is research scientist in the department of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Arthur D. Murphy is professor in the department of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
