Columbia University Press - Böcker

WCW, A Voyage to Pagany. Novel about an American Poet traveling through Europe.

Sixty poems reflect the contemporary writer's personal sentiments on the tragedy of war, the need to be free, and the meaning of family relationships and friendships.

This eclectic collection examines the way laws regulate geographical space and includes detailed case studies of the impact of law on animal resources, children of divorce and where they live, aboriginal rights, and street protest. The Contributors of these writings are the winners of a legal analysis and reform essay competition organized by the Law Commission of Canada. The goal of these essays is to stimulate critical and multidisciplinary discussion and debate about fundamental issues of law and society.

In recent years politicians, academics and social commentators have discussed and debated aspects of the "risk society." For some, embracing a risk frame fulfils a socially productive role in that it helps identify and manage a range of harms and fears. However, as this multidisciplinary collection illustrates, peeling back the veneer of this often highly technocratic discourse reveals a series of moral judgments about the constitution of risk and its role in organizing contemporary society. Exploring a broad range of case studies - including young women in conflict with the law, child soldiers, welfare recipients, genetic testing, biotechnology and new technologies - the contributors explore whether the concept of risk has undermined our sense of trust in society, effectively eroding the definition of citizenship, marginalizing particular people and groups, needlessly heightening societal fears and rendering invisible social inequalities.