<p>The tsunami that struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 evoked international sympathy on a scale beyond any previous natural disaster. The international relief effort broke all records both in scale and diversity, with seven billion U.S. dollars donated from all over
From the ground up : perspectives on post-tsunami and post-conflict Aceh
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- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 293
- Category
- Library
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