Acts of Aid
Politics of Relief and Reconstruction in the 1934 Bihar–Nepal Earthquake
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- Author: Eleonor Marcussen, Linnéuniversitetet, Sweden
- Date Published: May 2023
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108838092
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This socio-political history on the aftermath of the 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake explores disaster aid, relief, and reconstruction and the questions they give rise to about class, communities and inequality. The book traces disaster responses across the twentieth century in order to demonstrate how they were embedded in political processes transcending the event of the earthquake. Aid, relief and reconstruction mirrored political agendas and ideas that articulated both changes and continuities by the colonial state, civil society and international organisations. The impact of the earthquake and aid in its wake varied widely according to social groups, ethnicity and gender in the aftermath. By studying the effects of the earthquake on communities directly affected and society, the author argues that we can come closer to an understanding of the role political, social and cultural factors held in shaping resilience to natural disasters. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Read more- In disaster research, it holds a strong multidisciplinary appeal across the social sciences to geographers, sociologists and ethnographers interested in resilience
- Deepens understanding on how society approached disaster relief and reconstruction in the increasingly politicised climate of late colonial period
- Discusses 'natural' disaster in relation to how famine relief was organised and perceived by the colonial state and contemporary civil society organisations. How did it differ, or what were the common features and why?
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- Date Published: May 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108838092
- length: 300 pages
- dimensions: 237 x 161 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.61kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
List of Maps
List of Images
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Note on Transliteration
1. Introduction: Experiencing the Extraordinary and the Ordinary
2. Responses and Responsibilities in Emergency Relief
3. From Local to National Politics of Relief
4. Colonial Relations in Aid
5. Categories of Victims
6. Congested and Contested Spaces
7. Conclusion
References
Index.
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