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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technical and environmental dangers / Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : University of California press, 1982Description: ix, 221 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0520050630
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304 DOU
Contents:
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can We Know the Risks We Face?; I: Risks are Hidden; II: Risks are Selected; III: Scientists Disagree; IV: Assessment is Biased; V: The Center is Complacent; VI: The Border is Alarmed; VII: The Border Fears for
Summary: With flair and scholarly acumen, British anthropologist Mary Douglas (Purity and Danger) and Berkeley political scientist Aaron Wildavsky (Speaking Truth to Power) apply the yardstick of
Item type: Book
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UMU Rubaga Campus 304 DOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31435

Includes bibliographical references

Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can We Know the Risks We Face?; I: Risks are Hidden; II: Risks are Selected; III: Scientists Disagree; IV: Assessment is Biased; V: The Center is Complacent; VI: The Border is Alarmed; VII: The Border Fears for

With flair and scholarly acumen, British anthropologist Mary Douglas (Purity and Danger) and Berkeley political scientist Aaron Wildavsky (Speaking Truth to Power) apply the yardstick of

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