The Charmed Circle: Mobility, Identity and Memory around Mount Mayon (Philippines) and Gunung Awu (Indonesia) Volcanoes

• Main Authors: Bankoff, Greg, Newhall, Chris, Schrikker, Alicia
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: volcanic risk; Mayon; local history; adaptation; social volcanology; identity; memory; Philippines; Gunung Awu; Sangihe Besar Island; Indonesia; Southeast Asia; History; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies; Volcanology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/62; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-021-00225-0
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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