The Angry Earth Disaster in Anthropological Perspective

About this book

The Angry Earth explores how various cultures in different historical moments have responded to calamity, offering insight into the complex relationship between society and environment. In the second edition, each chapter has been updated with an addendum to reflect on recent developments in the field. There is also new material on key present-day topics including epidemics, drought, famine, non-governmental organizations, and displacement and resettlement. The Angry Earth demonstrates the relevance of studying disaster from an anthropological perspective and is a valuable resource not only for anthropologists but for other fields concerned with education, policy and practice.

Contents

1. What is a Disaster? Anthropological Perspectives on a Persistent Question (Anthony Oliver-Smith) II. ENVIRONMENTAL PATTERN, HAZARDS AND CULTURE: THE ARCHEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 2. Convergent Catastrophes: Geoarcheological Perspectives on Collateral Natural Disasters and Cultural Change in the Central Andes (Michael E. Moseley) 3. Explosive Volcanic Eruptions and Societal Responses: A Comparative Archeological Study in Middle America (Payson Sheets) III. THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF CATASTROPHE 4. Examining Vulnerability to Natural Disasters: A Comparative Analysis of Four Southern California Communities After the Northridge Earthquake (Lois Stanford and Robert Bolin) 5. The Negation of a Disaster: The Media Response to the Sea Empress Oil Spill in Wales (Gregory Button) 6. Epidemics (TBD) IV. HOW CULTURES RESPOND 7. "The Worst of Times, the Best of Times": Toward a Paradigm of Cultural Response to Disaster (Susanna Hoffman) 8. Disaster and Survival in Bangladesh: Understanding the Cultural Dynamics (Mohammad Zaman) 9. An Analysis of the Variability of Institutional and Cultural Reaction to the Impact of Hurricane Andrew on the Fisheries of Florida versus Louisiana (Christopher Dyer and James McGoodwin) 10. Drought (Terry McCoy) 11. Famine (TBD) 12. The Brotherhood of Pain: Emotion and Social Organization in the Crisis of Disaster (Anthony Oliver-Smith) V. AGENCIES, SURVIVORS AND CULTURE 13. Bhopal and Beyond: An Anthropology of Relief and Rehabilitation Efforts and Prospects for a Socially Relevant Political Ecology of Disaster Management (Ravi Rajan) 14. The Phoenix Effect in Post-Disaster Recovery: An Analysis of the Economic Development Administration's Culture of Response After Hurricane Andrew (Christopher Dyer) 15. Non-Governmental Organizations (Adam Koons) 16. Displacement and Resettlement (AJ Faas, Roberto Barrios, and Julie Maldonado) VI. DISASTER AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY 17. Natural Hazards, Climate Change and Disasters: A Looming Future (Heather Lazrus) 18. After Atlas Shrugs: Cultural Persistence and Perpetuation in the Context of Disaster (Susanna Hoffman)

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