Book: Capitalism and Catastrophe

[Swamy, Raja]

Dear colleagues,

Writing to share that my book Capitalism and Catastrophe - A Critical Disaster Studies Manifesto is out. A brief synopsis is pasted below.

Presently the press is offering a 50% discount for hard copies. You may avail of this discount by going to the website, and using the code SWAM0011. If you would like an e-version do let me know offlist. If you would like to review it I can put you in touch with the press for a review copy.

Best,

Raja

Synthesizing critical perspectives on the impact of disasters with regard to social inequality, this book brings together key insights from political ecology and historical materialism. Querying assumptions about the “normal” conditions of life, it examines the exploitative structures and practices that shape everyday life using theoretical approaches such as rhythmanalysis, metabolic rift theory, and conjunctural analysis. While focusing on enduring historical processes that foster unequal social and ecological relationships in the present era, this book argues for a more expansive consideration of disasters, including within its scope catastrophes associated with structural violence, social conflict, war and destitution.

Capitalism and Catastrophe: A Critical Disaster Studies Manifesto | BERGHAHN BOOKS Library Recommendation Form Librarian Email: Dear Librarian, I would like to recommend Capitalism and Catastrophe A Critical Disaster Studies Manifesto for the library. Please include it in your next purchasing review with my strong recommendation. www.berghahnbooks.com

Raja Swamy

Associate Professor

Department of Anthropology

Editor, Research in Economic Anthropology, Critical Disaster Studies

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

https://anthropology.utk.edu/people/raja-swamy/

Building Back Better in India

Development, NGOs, and Artisanal Fishers after the 2004 Tsunami

(University of Alabama Press, 2021) | Companion website: http://bbbindia.org

[AJ Faas]

Congratulations, Raja! I look forward to reading this.

cheers,

 a.j.

A.J. Faas, Ph.D.

Professor & Graduate Coordinator

Department of Anthropology

San José State University

President | Society for Applied Anthropology

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