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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798073803321

Autore

Brannigan Michael C. <1948->

Titolo

Japan's March 2011 disaster and moral grit : our inescapable in-between / / Michael C. Brannigan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9669-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

952.05/12

Soggetti

Natural disasters - Japan - Psychological aspects

Natural disasters - Social aspects - Japan

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011

Nuclear power plants - Accidents - Japan - Fukushima-ken

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Unhinged -- Precariously in-between : desperation and moral grit -- Who is our neighbor? : the tono lifeline -- Akiko's lantern -- Community and connectedness : Bunzo and Jin -- Volunteering : cold, snow, rain, wind, and mud -- Fukushima's unseen monster -- Conclusion: the big one -- Bibliography -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

This book raises questions about what really matters through its account of Japan's March 11, 2011, triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown, exploring the relationship between culture, community, and disaster.