Disasters, Risks and Revelation

Making Sense of Our Times

Gebonden Engels 2015 9781137294258
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Disasters are part of the modern condition, a source of physical anxiety and existential angst, and they are increasing in frequency, cost and severity. Drawing on both disaster research and social theory, this book offers a critical examination of their causes, consequences and future avoidance.

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ISBN13:9781137294258
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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<p>1. Introduction<br>2. Sociology and Disasters <br>3. Accidents, Disasters and Revelation<br>4. The New Normal<br>5. Riskworld? New Species of Trouble <br>6. Political Economy, I: Capitalism and Disaster<br>7. Political Economy, II: Capitalism as Disaster<br>8. Everyday Disaster: Notes on Low Visibility Catastrophe <br>9. Conclusions<br><br></p>

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