After the Tsunami Disaster Narratives and the Remaking of Everyday Life in Aceh

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused immense destruction and over 170,000 deaths in the Indonesian province of Aceh. The disaster spurred large-scale social and political changes in Aceh, including the intensified implementation of shari‘a law and an end to the long separatist conflict. After the Ts...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samuels, Annemarie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 2019, ©2019
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Starting from zero: reconstruction, reciprocity, and recognition
  • Ruptures, hauntings, and embodied narratives
  • Islam, gender, and the ethics of grieving
  • Memory in urban space: objects, places, and absences
  • Improvement momentum: imaginations of the post-tsunami future