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Evacuation (häftad, eng)
In Evacuation, Peter Adey examines the politics, aesthetics, and practice of moving people and animals from harm during emergencies....
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In Evacuation, Peter Adey examines the politics, aesthetics, and practice of moving people and animals from harm during emergencies. He outlines how the governance and design of evacuation is recursive, operating on myriad political, symbolic, and affective levels in ways that reflect and reinforce social hierarchies.
Drawing on a wide range of case studies, from the retrieval of wounded soldiers from the battlefield during World War I and escaping the World Trade Center on 9/11 to the human and animal evacuations in response to the 2009 Australian bushfires and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Adey demonstrates that evacuation is not an equal process.
Some people may choose not to move while others are forced, some may even be brought into harm through evacuation. Often the poorest, racialized, and most marginalized communities hold the least power in such moments. At the same time, these communities can generate compassionate, creative, and democratic forms of care that offer alterative responses to crises.
Ultimately, Adey contends, understanding the practice of evacuation illuminates its importance to power relations and everyday governance.
Drawing on a wide range of case studies, from the retrieval of wounded soldiers from the battlefield during World War I and escaping the World Trade Center on 9/11 to the human and animal evacuations in response to the 2009 Australian bushfires and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Adey demonstrates that evacuation is not an equal process.
Some people may choose not to move while others are forced, some may even be brought into harm through evacuation. Often the poorest, racialized, and most marginalized communities hold the least power in such moments. At the same time, these communities can generate compassionate, creative, and democratic forms of care that offer alterative responses to crises.
Ultimately, Adey contends, understanding the practice of evacuation illuminates its importance to power relations and everyday governance.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 328 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Duke University Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2024-09-20 |
ISBN | 9781478030584 |
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- Häftad, 328, Engelska, Duke University Press, 2024-09-20, 9781478030584
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- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 328
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Duke University Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2024-09-20
- ISBN 9781478030584