Collection of essays by contributors from a range of academic disciplines addressing the question of how risks and hazards are perceived and dealt with in the USA at every level.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"Profits-firsters, Earth-First!ers and everyone in between will find plenty here to deplore, celebrate and deny hopefully. All will be made uncomfortable as their deepest beliefs are questioned. Sometimes creepy but always essential. That's about all you could ask from a book. It's the best I've seen on the subject."—Whole Earth Review"It will stimulate many in these varied fields to rethink the assumptions that guide their definitions of both disaster and risk."—Contemporary Sociology
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0816511853I2N00
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # mon0000271436
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0816511853. Seller Inventory # 2382388
Quantity: 1 available