Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)

Renowned sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg turns a year of devastation into a year of revelation in this wise, deeply researched and cathartic account of the pandemic.

'A superb work of scholarship, full of riveting detail' Sunday TimesA powerful and revelatory history book about the bloodlands - the lands that lie between Stalin's Russia and Hitler's Germany - where 14 million people were killed during the years 1933 - 1944.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE'Dazzling' GUARDIAN'Blistering' THE TIMES'A delight' DIANA EVANS'Fiction written at the highest level' ANN PATCHETT'Hilarious, revelatory' MARLON JAMESAn electrifying, hilarious and deeply moving tragicomic debut novel following a Jamaican family grappling with a new life in the US.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses have had to fight.

'A necessary book and I can think of no writer better qualified to write it' Cal Flyn What if Chernobyl was just the beginning?

"e;Paulina Machuca sostiene elocuentemente que los desastres no son naturales, sino que son un producto social.

"e;Paulina Machuca sostiene elocuentemente que los desastres no son naturales, sino que son un producto social.

En estos tiempos tan difíciles que atravesamos como humanidad nos resulta imperioso simbolizar, tratar de encontrarle sentido o entender lo que nos sucede para poder operar en la realidad.

El libro forma parte de una serie que estamos realizando con Laborde Editor en los últimos años.

No es frecuente que un economista especializado en politicas sociales tenga una conciencia tan aguda de la crisis socioecologica sin tomarla como un factor mas, que "e;queda bien"e; reconocer pero que es secundario en relacion con prioridades como el crecimiento, el consumo, la inversion.

Highly Commended for the Wainwright Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Z calo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing 'Gaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet' ObserverAn urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how - we liveWe are facing a species emergency.

In a world of increasing uncertainty, your home must be more than just a shelter—it must be a fortress.

Die Nachrichten abschalten ist keine LosungDeutschland im permanenten Krisenmodus: hohe Preise, wirt schaftliche Flaute, Anschlage und politische Polarisierung.

What would you do if the network died right now?

Sicherheit in der Krise - was jetzt wichtig istKrieg und Klimakrise stellen unsere Sicherheit auf die Probe.

Gute Argumente statt fauler KompromisseGute Argumente statt fauler KompromisseKlimaleugner sind selten geworden.

Pandemien, Kriege, Klimanotstand: Auch in der Vergangenheit haben die Menschen verheerende Katastrophen erlebt.

Pandemien, Kriege, Klimanotstand: Auch in der Vergangenheit haben die Menschen verheerende Katastrophen erlebt.

Catastrophe is usually described as sudden and unexpected.

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La visión de un escritor, semana tras semana, de los sucesos relacionados con la pandemia, su impacto en el mundo y en Colombia.

Fragen und Gedanken zur Zukunft unserer Welt.

Die GROSSEN FRAUEN UND MÄNNER – egal ob Erfinderin, Weltklassesportler oder Politikerin: Professor Carl von Braitenberg kennt sie alle.

Fragen und Gedanken zur Zukunft unserer Welt.

Events around the world continue to present challenges for first responders and mental health professionals.

This book provides information about training for mental health professionals and first responders who work with victims of disaster related stress and trauma.

Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of major disasters, critical incidents and other events that have had major impacts on our world.

Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.

Formen der MachtWarum tun Menschen sich selbst in unterschiedlichsten Formen und Kontexten Gewalt an?

Der Tod des eigenen Kindes ist das Schlimmste, das einem Menschen passieren kann.

Be Prepared: A Family Guide to Surviving Natural Disasters Natural disasters can strike without warning, leaving families scrambling to cope.

Die immer stärker werdende Zuwendung zu der eigenen Leiblichkeit und der Welt, erleben viele Menschen als Verhinderung der Rückkehr ihres Bewusstseins zu sich, zu der eigenen Tiefe im Inneren.