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1 online resource |
| Summary |
A cross-disciplinary volume that combines and puts into dialogue perspectives on disasters, this book includes contributions from anthropology, history, cultural studies, sociology, and literary studies. Offering a rich and diverse set of arguments and analyses on the ever-relevant theme of catastrophe in the circum-Caribbean, it will encourage debate and collaboration between scholars working on disasters from a range of disciplinary perspectives. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction. The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean -- Chapter 1. Mòd Leta: Haitian Understandings of Crises Past in Present -- Chapter 2. After the Storm: Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and Disaster's Longue Durée -- Chapter 3. Malediksyon: (Neo)colonial Development, Disasters, and Countercapitalism in Northeastern Haiti -- Chapter 4. Post-Katrina Intrusions on African American Cultural Traditions in New Orleans -- Chapter 5. Cat Bonds and Necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico -- Chapter 6. Wake Work in Post-Maria Puerto Rico and Beyond -- Chapter 7. Art and Politics Facing Disaster in the Caribbean: Defi ning a New Cultural Diplomacy -- Chapter 8. Marvin Victor's Corps mêlés and the Writing of Disaster in Haiti -- Chapter 9. Beyond Malediction and Prophecy: Melovivi or the Trap -- Epilogue. Disrupting Permanent Catastrophe through Commemoration, Grief, and Action -- Index |
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Disaster relief -- Caribbean Area.
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Disaster relief -- Haiti.
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Disasters in literature.
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Postcolonialism -- Caribbean Area.
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Postcolonialism -- Haiti.
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Racism.
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Secours aux victimes de catastrophes -- Caraïbes (Région)
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Secours aux victimes de catastrophes -- Haïti.
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Catastrophes dans la littérature.
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Postcolonialisme -- Caraïbes (Région)
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Postcolonialisme -- Haïti.
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Racisme.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief
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Disaster relief
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Disasters in literature
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Postcolonialism
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Racism
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Caribbean Area
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Haiti https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt8d7gKPv6RfPWf8hppT3
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| ISBN |
1800737688 (electronic bk.) |
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9781800737686 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000074400897 |
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