{"product_id":"disaster-writing-mark-d-anderson-9780813931968","title":"Disaster Writing: The Cultural Politics of Catastrophe in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of disaster, literary and other cultural representations of the event can play a role in the renegotiation of political power. In \u003ci\u003eDisaster Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e Mark D. Anderson analyzes four natural disasters in Latin America that acquired national significance and symbolism through literary mediation: the 1930 cyclone in the Dominican Republic, volcanic eruptions in Central America, the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, and recurring drought in northeastern Brazil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the disaster narratives, Anderson explores concepts such as the social construction of risk, landscape as political and cultural geography, vulnerability as the convergence of natural hazard and social marginalization, and the cultural mediation of trauma and loss. He shows how the political and historical contexts suggest a systematic link between natural disaster and cultural politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark D. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813931967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813931968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012","brand":"Mark D. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120312283391,"sku":"9780813931968","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e3b6597-1a52-4618-947a-55ede4f581fb.jpg?v=1687413645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disaster-writing-mark-d-anderson-9780813931968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}