Kapur, Anu

Vulnerable India: a geographical study of disasters/ Anu Kapur. - Shimla : Los Angeles : Indian Institute of Advanced Study ; SAGE, 2010. - xxi, 269 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.

India's disasterscape -- Disasterscape ascribed to the naturals -- Traditional : absorb and appeal -- Colonial : the idea of "natural" disaster -- Post-independence (1947-90) : apathy and blame -- Globalization 1990 onwards : recognition not realization -- Vulnerable India -- A disaster divide.




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