Law, John and Singleton, Vicky
(2009). Disaster: a further species of trouble? Disaster and narrative.
In: Döring, Martin and Nerlich, Brigitte eds.
The Social and Cultural Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK in 2001: Experiences and Analyses.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 229–242.
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Abstract
This chapter reviews Kai Erikson's account of the impact of disaster on communities in the context of the UK's 2001 foot and mouth epidemic. Though the disaster was deeply destructive, it is argued that the 2001 events also led to creativity and sociality.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| ISBN: |
0-7190-7700-1, 978-0-7190-7700-5 |
| Keywords: |
foot and mouth disease; disaster; STS; science and technology studies; agriculture |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Social Sciences > Sociology |
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| Item ID: |
21381 |
| Depositing User: |
John Law
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| Date Deposited: |
02 Jun 2010 15:53 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Oct 2012 10:26 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21381 |
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