RISK REVISITED by Pat Caplan (Editor) ( 9780745314686 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

RISK REVISITED

By:

Pat Caplan (Editor)

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0745314686

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9780745314686

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Publisher:

PLUTO PRESS

Pub. date:

25 December, 1998

Series:

Anthropology, Culture and Society

Pages:

264

Description:

A range of distinguished anthropologists and sociologists re-examine the concept of risk in contemporary societies.

Synopsis:

Looking at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered. They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more socially and culturally constructed -- and far more contingent -- than risk theorists generally admit. Topics covered include prostitutes in London; AIDS in Tanzania; the cease-fire in Northern Ireland; the volcanic eruptions in Montserrat; modernisation in Amazonia; and the BSE scare in Britain.

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2 figures / 2 photos

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Pluto Press

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