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Ulrich Beck
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Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity (Theory, Culture and Society Series) |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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272 |
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1992-09-03 |
| ISBN: |
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0803983468 |
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SAGE Publications Ltd |
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0.9 pounds |
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6.1 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches |
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1 |
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Product Description
This panoramic analysis of the condition of Western societies has been hailed as a classic. This first English edition has taken its place as a core text of contemporary sociology alongside earlier typifications of society as postindustrial and current debates about the social dimensions of the postmodern. Underpinning the analysis is the notion of the `risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict.
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http://bookmooch.com/0803983468 |
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