Pandemic Fissures

Auteur

Suddhabrata Deb Roy is a PhD Candidate at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Texte du rabat

This book analyses India's response to COVID-19, using an intersectional framework that highlights the roles of the central government, regional governments and community organisations, both formal and informal.

Contenu

Acknowledgements x List of Abbreviations xi Introduction 1 1 India and the Unequal Pandemic 27 2 The Monstrosity of Disasters under Capitalism 67 3 Pandemics of Capitalism and Everyday Disasters 115 4 Benefits and Pitfalls of Local Governance during Apocalyptic Times 161 5 Radical Possibilities of the Apocalyptic Times 206 6 Morbidities of Disaster Civility 258 Conclusion 311 Index 345