02791nam 2200625 a 450 991046175060332120200520144314.00-85745-200-2(CKB)2670000000114078(EBL)769400(OCoLC)751694564(SSID)ssj0000542501(PQKBManifestationID)12250195(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542501(PQKBWorkID)10510053(PQKB)10955195(MiAaPQ)EBC769400(Au-PeEL)EBL769400(CaPaEBR)ebr10497649(CaONFJC)MIL508997(EXLCZ)99267000000011407820110502d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWeathering the world[electronic resource] recovery in the wake of the tsunami in a Tamil fishing village /Frida HastrupNew York Berghahn Booksc20111 online resource (160 pages)Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ;v. 16Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-199-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Weathering the World; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Bibliography; IndexThe Asian tsunami in December 2004 was reported on exhaustively all around the world. But this is the first full-length examination of the disaster. Providing an in-depth ethnography of the tsunami and its effects on a fishing village on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, the author shows how disaster survivors have dealt with the tsunami and worked to regain their confidence in the environment on which they depend for their livelihood. The book testifies to a remarkable local recovery process and demonstrates the survivors' commitment to restoring a sense of certainty and future possibilities evStudies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ;v. 16.Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004TsunamisIndiaTamil NaduNatural disastersIndiaTamil NaduTamil Nadu (India)Social conditionsTamil Nadu (India)Environmental conditionsElectronic books.Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.TsunamisNatural disasters363.34/94095482Hastrup Frida993434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461750603321Weathering the world2274668UNINA