- 2011/171 pages
- A Kumarian Press Book
Dual Disasters:
Humanitarian Aid After the 2004 Tsunami
Hardcover: $67.00
ISBN: 978-1-56549-336-0
Paperback: $26.50
ISBN: 978-1-56549-335-3
What happens when a humanitarian crisis with political roots interacts with a humanitarian crisis induced by environmental disaster? That is the question at the core of Dual Disasters.
Focusing on Sri Lanka and Indonesia, countries that were dealing with complex upheavals long before the 2004 tsunami struck, Jennifer Hyndman shows how the storm shifted the goals of international aid, altered relations among and within states, and accelerated or slowed peacebuilding efforts. Hyndman deftly guides readers through the multifaceted forces at work in the aftermath of modern humanitarian disasters.
Focusing on Sri Lanka and Indonesia, countries that were dealing with complex upheavals long before the 2004 tsunami struck, Jennifer Hyndman shows how the storm shifted the goals of international aid, altered relations among and within states, and accelerated or slowed peacebuilding efforts. Hyndman deftly guides readers through the multifaceted forces at work in the aftermath of modern humanitarian disasters.
