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World at risk

Paperback • 2009 • English • 1. edition

World at risk

By Ulrich Beck, Ciaran Cronin

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About the book

Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society, a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary societies. During the last two decades, the dangers highlighted by Beck have taken on new forms and assumed ever greater significance. Terrorism has shifted to a global arena, financial crises have produced worldwide consequences that are difficult to control and politicians have been forced to accept that climate chang...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
Society and culture: general
Sociology and anthropology

Book details

ISBN

9780745642017

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

World at risk

Format

Paperback

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