Democracy in a Time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedies to Deliberative Action

by Nicole Curato

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Democracy in a Time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedy to Deliberative Action investigates how democratic politics can unfold in creative and unexpected of ways even at the most trying of times. Drawing on three years of fieldwork in disaster-affected communities in Tacloban City, Philippines, this book presents ethnographic portraits of how typhoon survivors actively perform their suffering to secure political gains.

Each chapter traces how...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198842481

ISBN13:9780198842484

Release Date:October 2019

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:222 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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