by Catherine Althaus (Author)
Opens with an outline of the historical and linguistic origins of risk, the various disciplinary understandings of risk, the 'risk society' concept, and how risk has come to be so prominent in the context of environmental disaster and terrorism.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 19 Dec 2008
ISBN 10: 1844077012
ISBN 13: 9781844077014