Description: Grenfell Tower by John Preston The Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017 is one of the most tragic political events in British history. 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Author Biography John Preston is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK and an ESRC Leadership Fellow for the Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security Research. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Preparedness Inevitably Fails.- Chapter 2: The Grenfell Tower Fire: Stay Put and Eliminationism.- Chapter 3: Billionaire Bunkers and Disaster Capitalism. Feature Takes a wider perspective on the Grenfell Tower disaster, explaining how the interests of governments and capital create the forms of preparedness we see in our divided cities Combines Marxist social theory, Critical Race Theory and Kleins concept of disaster capitalism with the authors innovative theories of preparedness Examines the Grenfell disaster not as exceptional but as the result of tacit intentionality in the states relationship with the poor, with elite interests and with public services Details ISBN3319968505 Author John Preston Year 2018 Edition 1st ISBN-10 3319968505 ISBN-13 9783319968506 Format Hardcover Subtitle Preparedness, Race and Disaster Capitalism Place of Publication Basel Country of Publication Switzerland Pages 74 Publication Date 2018-08-22 DEWEY 363.379 Publisher Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint Birkhauser Verlag AG Short Title Grenfell Tower Language English UK Release Date 2018-08-22 Illustrations IX, 74 p. Edition Description 1st ed. 2019 Alternative 9783030072636 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130679833;
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ISBN-13: 9783319968506
Book Title: Grenfell Tower
Number of Pages: 74 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Grenfell Tower: Preparedness, Race and Disaster Capitalism
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag Ag
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Social Sciences, Government, Sociology
Item Height: 210 mm
Item Weight: 258 g
Type: Textbook
Author: John Preston
Subject Area: Economic Sociology
Item Width: 148 mm
Format: Hardcover
