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Constructing risk and safety in technological practice / edited by Jane Summerton and Boel Berner.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge advances in sociology ; 4.
- Routledge advances in sociology ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial safety.
- Risk management.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 200 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
- Summary:
- Modern technological systems entail risks and uncertainties of hitherto unknown dimensions. This book discusses the construction of risk and safety within a variety of empirical contexts where technologies and their risk are debated and handled by individuals, groups or organizations. With contributions from leading scholars from Europe and the U.S., it presents original theoretical discussions, linked to detailed empirical case studies. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415285712
- OCLC:
- 50252060
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