Vulnerable India: a geographical study of disasters/ Anu Kapur.
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TextPublication details: Shimla : Los Angeles : Indian Institute of Advanced Study ; SAGE, 2010Description: xxi, 269 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9788132100775; 8132100778Subject(s): Natural disasters -- India | Natural disasters | IndiaDDC classification: 363.340954
Contents:
India's disasterscape -- Disasterscape ascribed to the naturals -- Traditional : absorb and appeal -- Colonial : the idea of "natural" disaster -- Post-independence (1947-90) : apathy and blame -- Globalization 1990 onwards : recognition not realization -- Vulnerable India -- A disaster divide.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.
India's disasterscape -- Disasterscape ascribed to the naturals -- Traditional : absorb and appeal -- Colonial : the idea of "natural" disaster -- Post-independence (1947-90) : apathy and blame -- Globalization 1990 onwards : recognition not realization -- Vulnerable India -- A disaster divide.
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