{"product_id":"public-catastrophes-private-losses-9781978838758","title":"Public Catastrophes, Private Losses","description":"From COVID to climate-change-induced wildfires and hurricanes, we live in an era when catastrophes have become the new normal. But even though these events affect us all, some members of society are more vulnerable to harm than others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This essay collection explores how the definition of catastrophe might be expanded to include many forms of large-scale structural violence on communities, species, and ecosystems. Using feminist methodologies, the contributors to \u003ci\u003ePublic Catastrophes, Private Losses \u003c\/i\u003etrace the connections between seemingly unrelated forms of violence such as structural racism, environmental degradation, and public health crises. In contrast to a news media that focuses on mass fatalities and immediate consequences, these essays call our attention to how catastrophes can also involve slow violence with long-term effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors also consider how these catastrophes are profoundly shaped by government action or inaction, offering a powerful critique of how government neglect has cost lives and demonstrating how vulnerable populations can be better protected. The essays in this collection examine how public catastrophes imprint themselves on lives, as individuals and communities narrate, process, and grapple with legacies of loss. The book is thus a feminist intervention that challenges the binary between public and private, personal and political.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Tobias\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e The Feminist Bookshelf: Ideas for the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978838758","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256154521737,"sku":"9781978838758","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_72b38691-ac94-4ee6-a9ca-32fef4e0dabc.jpg?v=1736237843","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/public-catastrophes-private-losses-9781978838758","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}