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The disaster experts : mastering risk in modern America

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Main Author: Knowles, Scott Gabriel.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Emergency management > United States > History > 20th century.
Emergency management > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
Disasters > United States > History > 20th century.
Disaster relief > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
Risk assessment > United States > History > 20th century.
Hazard mitigation > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.The Devil's Privilege
  • 2.Reforming Fire
  • 3.The Invisible Screen of Safety
  • 4.Ten to Twenty Million Killed, Tops
  • 5.What Is a Disaster?
  • 6.A Nation of Hazards.

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