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In the Wake of 9/11
The Psychology of Terror
An exploration of the emotions of despair, fear and anger that arose after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. The authors analyze reactions to the attacks through the lens of terror management theory, an existential psychological model.
ISBN-13: 9781557989543 (Hardback)
Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Imprint: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Tom Pyszczynski, Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg
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AUD $47.99
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Local release date: 29/11/2002
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Categories: Social impact of disasters [JFFC]Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]Terrorism, armed struggle [JPWL]USA [1KBB]

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American Disasters
How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions.
ISBN-13: 9780814713457 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Steven Biel
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AUD $193.00
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Local release date: 01/12/2001
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]Social impact of disasters [JFFC]USA [1KBB]

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American Disasters
How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions.
ISBN-13: 9780814713464 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Steven Biel
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AUD $58.99
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Local release date: 01/12/2001
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]Social impact of disasters [JFFC]USA [1KBB]

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Shielding the Poor
Social Protection in the Developing World
The poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks. They have little or no access to public social insurance, are unlikely to save in adequate amounts to rely fully on self-insurance or informal insurance, face restricted access to private market insurance or credit mechanisms, and have little or no political voice to ......
ISBN-13: 9780815753216 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Nora Claudia Lustig
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AUD $52.99
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Local release date: 01/12/2000
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Categories: Poverty & unemployment [JFFA]Social impact of disasters [JFFC]Social welfare & social services [JKS]Central government policies [JPQB]Development economics & emerging economies [KCM]Developing countries [1QFG]

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Exodus within Borders
An Introduction to the Crisis of Internal Displacement
This book aims to make available to the lay public a better understanding of one of the great tragedies of our times: the global crisis of internal displacement.
ISBN-13: 9780815749547 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
David A. Korn
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AUD $52.99
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Local release date: 01/02/1999
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Social impact of disasters [JFFC]Migration, immigration & emigration [JFFN]Human rights [JPVH]

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After Disaster
Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Focusing Events
Disasters like earthquakes are known as focusing events - sudden calamities that cause both citizens and policymakers to pay more attention to a public problem and often to press for solutions. This book explains how and why some public disasters change political agendas and, ultimately, public policies.
ISBN-13: 9780878406531 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Thomas A. Birkland
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AUD $63.99
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Local release date: 31/10/1997
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Categories: Social impact of disasters [JFFC]Political structure & processes [JPH]Central government policies [JPQB]Pollution & threats to the environment [RNP]USA [1KBB]