LEADER 02998nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910970000303321 005 20251117091634.0 010 $a1-315-43035-5 010 $a1-315-43036-3 010 $a1-315-43037-1 010 $a1-59874-661-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315430379 035 $a(CKB)2550000000060284 035 $a(EBL)677796 035 $a(OCoLC)697623474 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000483895 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11282248 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483895 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10574023 035 $a(PQKB)10369718 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC677796 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL677796 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10430975 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL928083 035 $a(OCoLC)954006834 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000060284 100 $a20100903d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDisaster culture $eknowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe /$fGregory Button 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWalnut Creek, CA $cLeft Coast Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2010 by Left Coast Press, Inc. 311 08$a1-59874-388-0 311 08$a1-59874-389-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Author 330 $aWhen 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 strategi 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States 606 $aCrisis management$zUnited States 606 $aDisasters$zUnited States 606 $aUncertainty 615 0$aEmergency management 615 0$aCrisis management 615 0$aDisasters 615 0$aUncertainty. 676 $a363.340973 700 $aButton$b Gregory$01880351 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970000303321 996 $aDisaster culture$94494269 997 $aUNINA