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Citizens without a city : destruction and despair after the L'Aquila Earthquake / Jan-Jonathan Bock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bock, Jan-Jonathan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster relief--Political aspects--Italy--L'Aquila.
- Disaster relief.
- L'Aquila Earthquake, Italy, 2009--Political aspects.
- L'Aquila Earthquake, Italy, 2009.
- Emergency management--Political aspects--Italy--L'Aquila.
- Emergency management.
- Italy--L'Aquila.
- Italy.
- L'Aquila (Italy)--Politics and government.
- L'Aquila (Italy).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "In 2009, after seismic tremors struck the Italian mountain town of L'Aquila, survivors were subjected to a "second earthquake"-invasive media attention and a relief effort that left them in a state of suspended citizenship as they were forcibly resettled and had to envision a new future. In Citizens without a City, Jan-Jonathan Bock reveals how a disproportionate government response exacerbated survivors' sense of crisis, divided the local population, and induced new types of political action. Italy's disenfranchising emergency reaction relocated citizens to camps and sites across a ruined townscape, without a plan for restoration or return. Through grassroots politics, arts and culture, commemoration rituals, architectural projects, and legal avenues, local people now sought to shape their hometown's recovery. Bock combines an analysis of the catastrophe's impact with insights into post-disaster civic life, urban heritage, the politics of mourning, and community fragmentation. A fascinating read for anyone interested in urban culture, disaster, and politics, Citizens without a City illustrates how survivors battled to retain a sense of purpose and community after the L'Aquila earthquake"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The L'Aquila Earthquake
- The state of emergency
- Disaster politics and the war among the poor
- Contesting urban recovery
- Activism and grassroots politics
- Culture and social recovery
- Mourning in court
- Conclusion: A future for L'Aquila.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-05887-2
- OCLC:
- 1268544444
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