Disasters, risks and revelation : making sense of our times /: making sense of our times. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Matthewman.
• Authors: Matthewman, Steve
• Contents: Introduction -- Sociology and disasters -- Accidents, disasters and revelation -- The new normal -- Riskworld? New species of trouble -- Political economy, I: capitalism and disaster -- Political economy, II: capitalism as disaster -- Everyday disaster: notes on low visibility catastrophe -- Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 204 pages)
• Subjects: 363.34; Social sciences; Disasters -- Social aspects; Risk -- Sociological aspects; Disasters; Disaster Planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Disasters -- Social aspects; Risk -- Sociological aspects; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism; Political Science -- General; Central government policies; Sociology; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political science & theory; Social sciences-Philosophy; Environmental policy; Environmental sociology; Terrorism; Political communication; Social theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137294265; 1137294264
• Related ISBNs: 9781137294258; 1137294256
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-194) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.