02998nam 2200673Ia 450 991097000030332120251117091634.01-315-43035-51-315-43036-31-315-43037-11-59874-661-810.4324/9781315430379 (CKB)2550000000060284(EBL)677796(OCoLC)697623474(SSID)ssj0000483895(PQKBManifestationID)11282248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483895(PQKBWorkID)10574023(PQKB)10369718(MiAaPQ)EBC677796(Au-PeEL)EBL677796(CaPaEBR)ebr10430975(CaONFJC)MIL928083(OCoLC)954006834(EXLCZ)99255000000006028420100903d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDisaster culture knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe /Gregory Button1st ed.Walnut Creek, CA Left Coast Press20101 online resource (312 p.)First published 2010 by Left Coast Press, Inc.1-59874-388-0 1-59874-389-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Sea of Uncertainty; 2. Uncertainty and Social Conflict over Animal Rescue; 3. "What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 4. "Damaged by Katrina, Ruined by Murphy Oil"; 5. Knowledge Withheld; 6. "What We Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 7. Mediated Disaster Narratives; 8. Contested Knowledge; 9. The Production of Uncertainty; 10. Sequestered Knowledge; 11. A Gulf of Uncertainty; References; Index; About the AuthorWhen disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; personal tragedies are played out in a barrage of media coverage; on the ground, confusion and uncertainty reign. In this major comparative study, Gregory Button draws on three decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities to break new ground in our understanding of these moments of chaos. He explains how corporations, state agencies, social advocacy organizations, and other actors attempt to control disaster narratives, adopting public relations strategiEmergency managementUnited StatesCrisis managementUnited StatesDisastersUnited StatesUncertaintyEmergency managementCrisis managementDisastersUncertainty.363.340973Button Gregory1880351MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970000303321Disaster culture4494269UNINA