After Fukushima: The Equivalence of Catastrophes

by Jean-Luc Nancy

Book Overview

In this book, the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy examines the nature of catastrophes in the era of globalization and technology. Can a catastrophe be an isolated occurrence? Is there such a thing as a "natural" catastrophe when all of our technologies-nuclear energy, power supply, water supply-are necessarily implicated, drawing together the biological, social, economic, and political? Nancy examines these questions and more. Exclusive to this English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823263398
• ISBN13: 9780823263394
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"