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Summary:

The 2004 tsunami was massive in every respect: the earthquake that preceded it was one of the largest ever recorded, the number of people killed or displaced is estimated at well over one million, and the international community donated billions of dollars to the relief effort. In some cases the tsunami struck regions already embroiled in other kinds of catastrophes -violent conflict and poverty. The tsunami's presence not only wreaked havoc as a natural disaster, but it left an enduring mark on the political dynamics and power struggles of these places. Dual Disasters describes what happens when human and "natural" disasters meet. Focusing specifically on Indonesia and Sri Lanka, countries that had complex emergencies long before the tsunami arrived, Hyndman shows how the storm's arrival shifted the goals of international aid, altered relations between and within states and accelerated or slowed peacebuilding efforts. With updated comments on the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the book guides readers deftly through the multifaceted forces at work in modern humanitarian disasters. -- Back cover.

Table of Contents:

• 1) Introduction
• - 2) Citing Conflict and Peace in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia
• 3) Threats, Fears, and Aid in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka
• - 4) Transforming Widowhood: Conflict and Loss in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka
• - 5) Acts of Aid: Humanitarianism Meets Neoliberalism in a War Zone
• - 6) The Geopolitics of Pre- and Post-Tsunami Aid to Sri Lanka
• - 7) Aceh's Precarious Peace: The Challenge of Tsunami Aid in a Post-Conflict Zone
• - 8) Conclusion.

Author/Creator:

Hyndman, Jennifer

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Dual disasters: humanitarian aid after the 2004 Tsunami [by Hyndman, J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Dual disasters [by Hyndman, J.] (Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2011 — ISBN 9781565493353; LCCN 2010043185; OCLC Number 671491747)

Subjects:

Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004

Tsunami relief — Indonesia — Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

Tsunami relief — Sri Lanka

Humanitarian assistance — Indonesia — Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

Humanitarian assistance — Sri Lanka

Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Indonesia) — Social conditions

Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Indonesia) — Politics and government

Sri Lanka — Social conditions

Sri Lanka — Politics and government

Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004)

2004

Humanitarian assistance

Social conditions

Politics and government

Tsunami relief

Indonesia — Aceh

Sri Lanka

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-158) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 171 pages) : illustrations, map

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

GC222.I45 H96 2011eb

ISBNs:

9781565493827 (electronic bk.)
1565493826 (electronic bk.)
9781565493353 [Invalid]
1565493354 [Invalid]
9781565493360 [Invalid]
1565493362 [Invalid]
1565493826 [Invalid]
9781565493834 [Invalid]
1565493834 [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010043185 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

780531470