Decade of Disaster

by Ann Larabee

Focusing on the spectacular disasters of the 1980s--the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Chernobyl meltdown, the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the Bhopal chemical plant release, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic--Ann Larabee examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology.
Decade of Disaster gives voice to a diverse cast of disaster...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252068203
• ISBN13: 9780252068201
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"