Cultures of Disaster

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Cultures of Disaster is written by Greg Bankoff and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1135785902 (ISBN 10) and 9781135785901 (ISBN 13).

In this fascinating and comprehensive study, Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazards in the Philippines from the records kept by the Spanish colonisers to the 'Calamitous Nineties', and assesses the effectiveness of the relief mechanisms that have evolved to cope with these occurrences. He also examines the correlation between this history of natural disasters and the social hierarchy within Filipino society. The constant threat of disaster has been integrated into the schema of daily life to such an extent that a 'culture of disaster' has been formed.