Grenfell Tower Preparedness, Race and Disaster Capitalism

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 To...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preston, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Pivot 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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.