Disasters, Risks and Revelation

Making Sense of Our Times

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-08-09
Mått:140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:399 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:204
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137294258

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Steve Matthewman is Associate Professor in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an established writer and co-editor, and has over 12 years' experience teaching introductory level sociology courses across various institutions in New Zealand

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"A very interesting book that reviews a large amount of literature, both theoretical and conceptual, and re-presents this in an accessible manner. ... It will be of interest to those working in the field of disasters as it brings together rich description of the work of a number of key researchers into one text. ... To those sociologists who have not yet engaged with the issue of disaster, you could start nowhere better than with this text." (Sarah Bradshaw, American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 122 (4), January, 2017)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction2. Sociology and Disasters 3. Accidents, Disasters and Revelation4. The New Normal5. Riskworld? New Species of Trouble 6. Political Economy, I: Capitalism and Disaster7. Political Economy, II: Capitalism as Disaster8. Everyday Disaster: Notes on Low Visibility Catastrophe 9. Conclusions