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Eriksons book is a must read for social scientists and anyone interested in creative nonfiction writing. Kai theodor erikson author of everything in its path. Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood 1978, a nonfiction book by american author kai t. Erikson s book is a must read for social scientists and anyone interested in creative nonfiction writing. Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood, by kai t. An indepth account of the february 1972 disaster in which a dam built by the pittston coal company gave way, killing 125 people, injuring more than 1,100, and leaving more than four thousand homeless, focuses on the survivors lawsuit against the company, which became a landmark case of a legal triumph over corporate responsibility. Everything in its path is an account of the causes and lasting impact of the buffalo creek flood of 1972 on an appalachian community and its people. If you have visited this website and you are looking to get by kai erikson everything in its path pdf, you have definitely come to the right place. Rent or buy everything in its path 9780671240677 by erikson, kai t. Kai erikson is past president of the american sociological association, the society for the study of social problems, and the eastern sociological society. Buy a cheap copy of everything in its path book by kai theodor erikson. Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood kindle edition by erikson, kai t download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Erikson, kai, 1931publication date 1976 topics floods, disasters, catastrophes, inondations.
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He has been a fellow of the center for advanced study in the behavioral sciences and a visiting scholar of the russell sage foundation. Erik son s book everything in its path defines these as the character of mountain men, as the beliefs and behavior, the way of life. Erikson is an american sociologist known for specializing in the social consequences of catastophic events. Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood by erikson at over 30 bookstores. Everything in its path tells the story of kate, an archaeologist. Recounts the devastating personal and communal effects of the 1972 buffalo creek, west virginia, disaster on a tightly knit appalachian community suddenly uprooted and dispersed. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. Jan 31, 2014 must read this book for this assignment erikson, kai t.
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April 11, 1982, sunday, late city final edition section 7. The human effect of the buffalo creek flood by kai t. On february 26, 1972, 2million gallons of debrisfilled muddy water burst through a makeshift miningcompany dam and roared through buffalo creek, a narrow mountain hollow in west virginia. Erikson sociologyyale expands his earlier examination of communities under stress everything in its path, 1977 in an attempt to define a new kind of trauma that those victimized by manmade disasters now face. Contemporary thought finalist national book awards 1978 about the book. Erikson was born in vienna, the son of joan erikson nee serson, a canadianborn artist, dancer, and writer. Once you click the link, the download process will start, and you will have the book you need in no more than several minutes. It is interesting to note the similarities and differences between the aftermaths of sept 11 and buffalo creek. A study in the sociology of deviance, revised edition. Erikson, won the 1978 national book award for documenting the aftermath of the buffalo creek flood disaster in logan county, west virginia which killed 125 people and left 4,000 people homeless out of a 5,000person. Francis dam gave way, releasing a 160foothigh wall of water. Erikson subsequently studied a number of disasters in the context of their sociological implications, including the nuclear fallout in the marshall islands in 1954.
Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood by kai t. Erikson makes a compelling case that the avoidable circumstances of this disaster and the trauma that ensued as emblematic of the nature of power and everything in its path is an account of the causes and lasting impact of the buffalo creek flood of 1972 on an appalachian community and its people. His book was groundbreaking because it argued that the disaster resulted in a collective trauma. He is former president of the american sociological association, and has twice won the asa award for writing the best book published in the. Four thousand of towns population of 5,000 were displaced by a flood along with 125 fatalities in a preventable disaster caused by a poorly maintained dam operated by the towns primary employer. It was the worst american civil engineering disaster of the twentieth century. The psychiatrists from the university of cincinnati have also published papers on. The 1977 sorokin awardwinning story of buffalo creek in the aftermath of a devastating flood. Jan 01, 1976 everything in its path is an account of the causes and lasting impact of the buffalo creek flood of 1972 on an appalachian community and its people. Erikson analyzes the social psychological impacts of a major environmental disaster in west virginia, a disaster which killed over 100 people. Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood 1976. According to erikson, what happens after a disaster such as a dam break or an oil spill is often at least as traumatic as the primary event itself.
Destruction of community in the buffalo creek flood, which analyzes the relationship of culture and social structure before and after the 1972 destruction of buffalo creek by flood. Buy everything in its path by professor kai t erikson online at alibris. Opinion are americans experiencing collective trauma. He served as the 76th president of the american sociological association.
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