Description: Grenfell Tower : Preparedness, Race and Disaster Capitalism, Hardcover by Preston, John, ISBN 3319968505, ISBN-13 9783319968506, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017 is one of the most tragic political events in British history. This book argues that preparedness for disasters has always been designed in the interests of the State and Capital rather than citizens. This was exemplified by the 'stay put’ strategy at Grenfell Tower which has historically been used to socially control racialised working class groups in a disaster. 'Stay put’, where fire safety is compromised along with strategic ambiguity, probabilistically eliminates these groups. Grenfell Tower is a purposive part of 'Disaster Capitalism’, an asocial racial and class eliminationism, where populations have become unvalorisable and disposable. We have reached a point where even the ruling class are fleeing from the disasters and chaos they have inflicted on the world, retreating to their billionaire bunkers. This timely book will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists and activists in understanding the racialised, classed and capitalist nature of contemporary disasters.
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Book Title: Grenfell Tower : Preparedness, Race and Disaster Capitalism
Number of Pages: IX, 74 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Minority Studies, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Fire Science, Emergency Management
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 8.3 in
Author: John Preston
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
