Disasters as contingent events volcanic eruptions, state advisories, and public participation in the twentieth-century Philippines

Disasters as contingent events volcanic eruptions, state advisories, and public participation in the twentieth-century Philippines

By revisiting the eruptions of Taal in 1911, Hibok-Hibok in 1951, and Pinatubo in 1991, this article interrogates Greg Bankoff?s argument that ?cultures of disaster? in the Philippines produce ?coping mechanisms? manifested in public apathy and the state?s failure at mitigation. It argues for histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Vol. 64, Nos. 3-4 (September 2016-December 2016), p. 593-624.
Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V. Jr (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: 2016.
Subjects:
Volcanic eruptions.
Hazard mitigation.
Disasters > Study and teaching.
Emergency housing > Government policy.
Taal Volcano (Batangas) > Eruption, 1911 .
Mount Hibok-Hibok (Camiguin) > Eruption, 1951.
Mount Pinatubo (Tarlac) > Eruption, 1991.
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