Political biography of an earthquake

          A magnificent account of the spaces for memory work and political contestation that are opened up in the wake of an apparently “natural” traumatic event....

          This book looks out from the affected region at those who came to intervene.

        1. The Political Biography of an Earthquake: Aftermath and Amnesia in Gujarat, India: Simpson, Edward: : Books.
        2. A magnificent account of the spaces for memory work and political contestation that are opened up in the wake of an apparently “natural” traumatic event.
        3. For those so-minded, the aftermath of an earthquake presents opportunities to intervene.
        4. By Edward Simpson, London, Hurst, , xx + pp., £

          5. The Political Biography of an Earthquake: Aftermath and Amnesia in Gujarat, India (Society and History in the Indian Ocean) - Softcover

          Review


          "Edward Simpson's book places the earthquake and its aftermath firmly within the political context of Gujarat.

          It is not simply an account of the social consequences of a natural disaster but a compelling political ethnography of Gujarat, through the lens of the earthquake. Offering a multilayered political analysis the book however never gives up deep humane concern for individual struggles and experiences." -- Martin S�kefeld, Chair of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich


          "The Political Biography of an Earthquakeis a magnificent account of the spaces for memory work and political contestation that are opened up in the wake of an apparently 'natural' traumatic event.

          Simpson's prose is taut and often beautiful, his major observations profound and sometimes haunting. All in all, this is a great achiev