Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
by Ulrich Beck
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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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #351366 in Books
- Published on: 1992-09-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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