9783030072636

Grenfell Tower

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9783030072636

Paperback|9783030072636


Overview

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 Tower which has historically been used to socially control racialised working class groups in a disaster. 'Stay put', where fire safety is compromised along with strategic ambiguity, probabilistically eliminates these groups. Grenfell Tower is a purposive part of 'Disaster Capitalism', an asocial racial and class eliminationism, where populations have become unvalorisable and disposable. We have reached a point where even the ruling class are fleeing from the disasters and chaos they have inflicted on the world, retreating to their billionaire bunkers. This timely book will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists and activists in understanding the racialised, classed and capitalist nature of contemporary disasters.



ISBN-13

9783030072636

ISBN-10

3030072630

Weight

0.28 Pounds

Dimensions

5.83 x 0.19 x 8.27 In

List Price

$69.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

ix, 74 pages

Publisher

Palgrave Pivot

Published On

2018-12-28



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