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 | At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters (2nd Edition) by Piers M. Blaikie, Ben (Editor) Wisner, Terry (University Of Greenwich) Cannon, Director Ian Davis, Benjamin Wisner Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-415-25216-4 / 0415252164 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-25216-4 / 9780415252164 The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and ar | |