Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650692
- ISBN
- 9780745650692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFFC. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864145
- ISBN
- 9781894864145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFF; KJM; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349146420
- ISBN
- 9781349146420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardback. An examination of the role of the media during crises, which considers the general issues that are pertinent in communicating at a time of disaster, and looks at the relationship between the media and the organisations dealing with particular crises, such as Hillsborough and Dunblane. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC; JKSR; JKSW; KJM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717851
- ISBN
- 9780333717851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardcover. Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Nakano, Koichi. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAM2; JFFC; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521316
- ISBN
- 9781137521316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.43
€ 150.43
Disaster, Death and the Emotions in the Shadow of the Apocalypse, 1400...
. Ed(S): Spinks, Jennifer; Zika, Charles
Hardback. Editor(s): Spinks, Jennifer; Zika, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 386 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JFFC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442703
- ISBN
- 9781137442703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.92
€ 162.92
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564593
- ISBN
- 9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Series: Environmental Hazards. Num Pages: 223 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319164526
- ISBN
- 9783319164526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment provides a multi-facetted introduction to how a wide range of risk reduction options can be mainstreamed into formal and informal construction decision making processes, so that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) can become part of the developmental DNA . Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118921494
- ISBN
- 9781118921494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.08
€ 68.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rahman, Atta-ur-; Khan, Amir Nawaz; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 394 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, 2 colou. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431553687
- ISBN
- 9784431553687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Num Pages: 76 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFU; KCP; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319416663
- ISBN
- 9783319416663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.92
€ 72.92
Paperback. Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539921
- ISBN
- 9780773539921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.16
€ 47.99
€ 46.16
paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759724
- ISBN
- 9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785481963
- ISBN
- 9781785481963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 67.67
€ 107.02
€ 67.67
Paperback. Anything can happen. Are you and your family.. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour line drawings, colour tables. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFC; JKSR; VFB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083878
- ISBN
- 9781616083878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, graphs & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724216
- ISBN
- 9781560724216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.57€ 84.62
€ 110.57
€ 84.62
Hardcover. Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW; KJMV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471142058
- ISBN
- 9780471142058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.90
€ 150.90
Hardcover. This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470927939
- ISBN
- 9780470927939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.74
€ 89.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Miller, Michelle Ann; Douglass, Mike. Num Pages: 291 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFC; JPP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812876485
- ISBN
- 9789812876485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 5 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFC1; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081378
- ISBN
- 9780252081378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Crisis, what crisis? How governments and corporations profit from disaster Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781156
- ISBN
- 9781784781156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.49
€ 29.99
€ 26.49
Disaster Bioethics: Normative Issues When Nothing is Normal
. Ed(S): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert
paperback. This book explores a range of ethical questions in disaster response, including, among others: How do medical responders decide whom to care for? How do international agencies decide what to send? What are the ethical responsibilities of the media? Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401778459
- ISBN
- 9789401778459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.16
€ 182.16
Hardback. Disaster Bioethics Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert; Clarke, Mike. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738638
- ISBN
- 9789400738638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.31
€ 143.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Vogan, Alfred R.; Dimond, Stephen B. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422209
- ISBN
- 9781619422209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.15€ 151.27
€ 221.15
€ 151.27