| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 Identifying disasters in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 2 Epidemics: a disaster of the nineteenth century; 3 World War II: a disaster of the twentieth century; 4 The 1947 Partition of India and vulnerability of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 5 The Tsunami: a disaster of the twenty-first century; 6 Damage and the Tsunami; 7 Vulnerability and the Tsunami; 8 Response and the Tsunami; 9 Compensation and the Tsunami; 10 Recovery and the Tsunami; 11 Conclusion: the vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Summary |
"This first full-length book addresses disasters in the context of vulnerability of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that comprise 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal. It looks at the disasters that the Islands have experienced in the last 200 years and analyses major disasters since colonization by the British. Raising some critical questions, this book attempts to understand the overall profile of disasters -- the facts, causes, damage, response and recovery -- in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It discusses earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami and epidemics, as well as impacts of World War II, the penal colony and the post-Independence resettlement on the tribal population. The work will serve as a rich resource with its detailed tables, figures, maps and diagrams; appendices; and database ranging from travelogues, Census of India reports and fieldwork to Right to Information (RTI) petitions that collect hitherto unknown facts. The book will be useful to students of geography, disasters and disasters management, climate and environmental studies, history, sociology, island and ocean studies, and South Asian studies."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- India -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Adventurers & Explorers.
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HISTORY -- Expeditions & Discoveries.
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NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Adventure.
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Natural disasters
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India -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351059473 |
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1351059475 |
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9781351059459 |
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1351059459 |
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9781351059466 |
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1351059467 |
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