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Title Ulrich Beck : a critical introduction to the risk society / Gabe Mythen.

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London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2004.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	302.12 B388rDm 2004	---	Available

Description	vii, 216 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-208) and index.
Contents	Mapping the risk society -- Risk and the environment -- Defining risk -- Mediating risk -- Perceiving risk -- Living with risk -- Risk, reflexivity, and trust -- The politics of risk.
Subject	Beck, Ulrich, 1944- Risikogesellschaft.
	Risk -- Sociological aspects.
	Technology -- Social aspects.
	Progress.
	Social structure.
	Industries -- Environmental aspects.
Added Title	Critical introduction to the risk society
ISBN	0745318142 (pbk.)
	0745318150 (hbk.)