Disasters, Risks and Revelation

Making Sense of Our Times

Steve Matthewman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

204 Seiten

2014 | 2015 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-55879-7 (ISBN)

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Disasters are part of the modern condition, a source of physical anxiety and existential angst, and they are increasing in frequency, cost and severity. Drawing on both disaster research and social theory, this book offers a critical examination of their causes, consequences and future avoidance.

Steve Matthewman is Associate Professor in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an established writer and co-editor, and has over 12 years' experience teaching introductory level sociology courses across various institutions in New Zealand

1. Introduction2. Sociology and Disasters 3. Accidents, Disasters and Revelation4. The New Normal5. Riskworld? New Species of Trouble 6. Political Economy, I: Capitalism and Disaster7. Political Economy, II: Capitalism as Disaster8. Everyday Disaster: Notes on Low Visibility Catastrophe 9. Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
Schlagworte	accidents • Capitalism • Disasters • Modernity • Risk society
ISBN-10	1-349-55879-6 / 1349558796
ISBN-13	978-1-349-55879-7 / 9781349558797
Zustand	Neuware