Holdings: Risk : :: THWS Bibkatalog

Risk :: a study of its origins, history and politics /

Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beck, Matthias, 1964-
Other Authors:	Kewell, Beth
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013.
Subjects:	Risk > History. Risk > Social aspects. Risk > Political aspects. Risk perception. Uncertainty > Social aspects. Uncertainty > Political aspects. Risque > Histoire. Risque > Aspect social. Risque > Aspect politique. Perception du risque. Incertitude > Aspect social. Incertitude > Aspect politique. PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology. Risk Risk perception Risk > Social aspects Uncertainty > Social aspects History
Online Access:	DE-862 DE-863
Summary:	Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary m.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789814383219 981438321X

Staff View

MARC


LEADER	00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001	ZDB-4-EBA-ocn872114671
003	OCoLC
005	20250103110447.0
006	m o d
007	cr cnu---unuuu
008	140310s2013 nju ob 001 0 eng d
040			\|a N$T \|b eng \|e rda \|e pn \|c N$T \|d YDXCP \|d IDEBK \|d EBLCP \|d E7B \|d N15 \|d OTZ \|d GGVRL \|d OCLCQ \|d AGLDB \|d OCLCQ \|d ESU \|d OCLCQ \|d JBG \|d NJR \|d OCLCQ \|d OCLCF \|d VNS \|d VTS \|d M8D \|d OCLCQ \|d OCLCO \|d OCLCQ \|d OCLCO \|d OCLCL
019			\|a 873140308 \|a 880744588
020			\|a 9789814383219 \|q (electronic bk.)
020			\|a 981438321X \|q (electronic bk.)
020			\|z 9789814383202
020			\|z 9814383201
035			\|a (OCoLC)872114671 \|z (OCoLC)873140308 \|z (OCoLC)880744588
050		4	\|a HM1101 \|b .B426 2013eb
072		7	\|a PSY \|x 031000 \|2 bisacsh
082	7		\|a 302/.12 \|2 23
049			\|a MAIN
100	1		\|a Beck, Matthias, \|d 1964- \|1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqQwVrqjBKptQf4k6PRKd \|0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078227
245	1	0	\|a Risk : \|b a study of its origins, history and politics / \|c Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway).
264		1	\|a New Jersey : \|b World Scientific, \|c 2013.
300			\|a 1 online resource
336			\|a text \|b txt \|2 rdacontent
337			\|a computer \|b c \|2 rdamedia
338			\|a online resource \|b cr \|2 rdacarrier
504			\|a Includes bibliographical references and index.
588	0		\|a Print version record.
505	0		\|a Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Moral Reach and Ontological Insecurity; Homo Economics and Homo Ludens; About this Book; Chapter One Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability; From the Beginning; Cardano's Provenance: A Focus on Risk; Heroes of Aleatory Arithmetic; Play and Politics; Conclusion; Chapter Two Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk; Mapping the Ground; Post-Enlightenment Disasters and the Origins of Pessimism; Historical Disasters and the Fear of the Present.
505	8		\|a Dangers of Urban Life and Societal Dimensions of DisasterXenophobic Visions and the 'Political' Disaster Novel; War in the West; Wars with Asians; Conclusion; Chapter Three 'Pseudo-Sciences' of Risk; Setting the Scene; Dangerous Crowds and Technologies; Racial Hierarchies and Racial Threats; Endangered 'Rulers'; From Local Threat to Global Race War; Conclusion; Chapter Four Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology; Transitions to 'Modernity'; The Rise and Fall of Technological Decision Analysis; The Beginnings of Modern Safety Science; Safety Expertise as Ideology.
505	8		\|a Signs of DecayThe Environmentalist Critique; Heuristic Limitations and Environmentalist Dissent; Conclusion; Chapter Five International Crises and Precarious Global Systems; Predecessors: Retrospective Decision Analysis; Crises and Diplomatic History; Arms Races and Defence Expenditure; Alliances and Wars; Economic Crises; Pax Americana and Prospective Decision Analysis; Systems Theory and Global Risk Management; Systems Thinking; Global Modelling; Conclusion; Chapter Six Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society; Structural Inequality; Dependency Theory.
505	8		\|a Risk SocietyConclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.
520			\|a Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary m.
650		0	\|a Risk \|x History.
650		0	\|a Risk \|x Social aspects.
650		0	\|a Risk \|x Political aspects.
650		0	\|a Risk perception. \|0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202
650		0	\|a Uncertainty \|x Social aspects.
650		0	\|a Uncertainty \|x Political aspects.
650		6	\|a Risque \|x Histoire.
650		6	\|a Risque \|x Aspect social.
650		6	\|a Risque \|x Aspect politique.
650		6	\|a Perception du risque.
650		6	\|a Incertitude \|x Aspect social.
650		6	\|a Incertitude \|x Aspect politique.
650		7	\|a PSYCHOLOGY \|x Social Psychology. \|2 bisacsh
650		7	\|a Risk \|2 fast
650		7	\|a Risk perception \|2 fast
650		7	\|a Risk \|x Social aspects \|2 fast
650		7	\|a Uncertainty \|x Social aspects \|2 fast
655		7	\|a History \|2 fast
700	1		\|a Kewell, Beth.
758			\|i has work: \|a Risk (Text) \|1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFv8Fxd6TFpqf8Dt3Vt4mb \|4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork
776	0	8	\|i Print version: \|a Beck, Matthias, 1964- \|t Risk \|z 9789814383202 \|w (DLC) 2013028625 \|w (OCoLC)759916443
966	4	0	\|l DE-862 \|p ZDB-4-EBA \|q FWS_PDA_EBA \|u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=703960 \|3 Volltext
966	4	0	\|l DE-863 \|p ZDB-4-EBA \|q FWS_PDA_EBA \|u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=703960 \|3 Volltext
938			\|a ProQuest Ebook Central \|b EBLB \|n EBL1647266
938			\|a ebrary \|b EBRY \|n ebr10845311
938			\|a EBSCOhost \|b EBSC \|n 703960
938			\|a Cengage Learning \|b GVRL \|n GVRL8RGW
938			\|a ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection \|b IDEB \|n cis27628504
938			\|a YBP Library Services \|b YANK \|n 11608550
994			\|a 92 \|b GEBAY
912			\|a ZDB-4-EBA
049			\|a DE-862
049			\|a DE-863

Record in the Search Index

DE-BY-FWS_katkey	ZDB-4-EBA-ocn872114671
_version_	1829094987491442688
adam_text
any_adam_object
author	Beck, Matthias, 1964-
author2	Kewell, Beth
author2_role
author2_variant	b k bk
author_GND	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078227
author_facet	Beck, Matthias, 1964- Kewell, Beth
author_role
author_sort	Beck, Matthias, 1964-
author_variant	m b mb
building	Verbundindex
bvnumber	localFWS
callnumber-first	H - Social Science
callnumber-label	HM1101
callnumber-raw	HM1101 .B426 2013eb
callnumber-search	HM1101 .B426 2013eb
callnumber-sort	HM 41101 B426 42013EB
callnumber-subject	HM - Sociology
collection	ZDB-4-EBA
contents	Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Moral Reach and Ontological Insecurity; Homo Economics and Homo Ludens; About this Book; Chapter One Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability; From the Beginning; Cardano's Provenance: A Focus on Risk; Heroes of Aleatory Arithmetic; Play and Politics; Conclusion; Chapter Two Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk; Mapping the Ground; Post-Enlightenment Disasters and the Origins of Pessimism; Historical Disasters and the Fear of the Present. Dangers of Urban Life and Societal Dimensions of DisasterXenophobic Visions and the 'Political' Disaster Novel; War in the West; Wars with Asians; Conclusion; Chapter Three 'Pseudo-Sciences' of Risk; Setting the Scene; Dangerous Crowds and Technologies; Racial Hierarchies and Racial Threats; Endangered 'Rulers'; From Local Threat to Global Race War; Conclusion; Chapter Four Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology; Transitions to 'Modernity'; The Rise and Fall of Technological Decision Analysis; The Beginnings of Modern Safety Science; Safety Expertise as Ideology. Signs of DecayThe Environmentalist Critique; Heuristic Limitations and Environmentalist Dissent; Conclusion; Chapter Five International Crises and Precarious Global Systems; Predecessors: Retrospective Decision Analysis; Crises and Diplomatic History; Arms Races and Defence Expenditure; Alliances and Wars; Economic Crises; Pax Americana and Prospective Decision Analysis; Systems Theory and Global Risk Management; Systems Thinking; Global Modelling; Conclusion; Chapter Six Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society; Structural Inequality; Dependency Theory. Risk SocietyConclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.
ctrlnum	(OCoLC)872114671
dewey-full	302/.12
dewey-hundreds	300 - Social sciences
dewey-ones	302 - Social interaction
dewey-raw	302/.12
dewey-search	302/.12
dewey-sort	3302 212
dewey-tens	300 - Social sciences
discipline	Soziologie
format	Electronic eBook
fullrecord	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>05410cam a2200745 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">ZDB-4-EBA-ocn872114671</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">OCoLC</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20250103110447.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr cnu---unuuu</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">140310s2013 nju ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">N$T</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">N$T</subfield><subfield code="d">YDXCP</subfield><subfield code="d">IDEBK</subfield><subfield code="d">EBLCP</subfield><subfield code="d">E7B</subfield><subfield code="d">N15</subfield><subfield code="d">OTZ</subfield><subfield code="d">GGVRL</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">AGLDB</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">ESU</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">JBG</subfield><subfield code="d">NJR</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCF</subfield><subfield code="d">VNS</subfield><subfield code="d">VTS</subfield><subfield code="d">M8D</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">873140308</subfield><subfield code="a">880744588</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9789814383219</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">981438321X</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9789814383202</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9814383201</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)872114671</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)873140308</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)880744588</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">HM1101</subfield><subfield code="b">.B426 2013eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">PSY</subfield><subfield code="x">031000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">302/.12</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MAIN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Beck, Matthias,</subfield><subfield code="d">1964-</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqQwVrqjBKptQf4k6PRKd</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078227</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Risk :</subfield><subfield code="b">a study of its origins, history and politics /</subfield><subfield code="c">Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway).</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New Jersey :</subfield><subfield code="b">World Scientific,</subfield><subfield code="c">2013.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Moral Reach and Ontological Insecurity; Homo Economics and Homo Ludens; About this Book; Chapter One Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability; From the Beginning; Cardano's Provenance: A Focus on Risk; Heroes of Aleatory Arithmetic; Play and Politics; Conclusion; Chapter Two Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk; Mapping the Ground; Post-Enlightenment Disasters and the Origins of Pessimism; Historical Disasters and the Fear of the Present.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Dangers of Urban Life and Societal Dimensions of DisasterXenophobic Visions and the 'Political' Disaster Novel; War in the West; Wars with Asians; Conclusion; Chapter Three 'Pseudo-Sciences' of Risk; Setting the Scene; Dangerous Crowds and Technologies; Racial Hierarchies and Racial Threats; Endangered 'Rulers'; From Local Threat to Global Race War; Conclusion; Chapter Four Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology; Transitions to 'Modernity'; The Rise and Fall of Technological Decision Analysis; The Beginnings of Modern Safety Science; Safety Expertise as Ideology.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Signs of DecayThe Environmentalist Critique; Heuristic Limitations and Environmentalist Dissent; Conclusion; Chapter Five International Crises and Precarious Global Systems; Predecessors: Retrospective Decision Analysis; Crises and Diplomatic History; Arms Races and Defence Expenditure; Alliances and Wars; Economic Crises; Pax Americana and Prospective Decision Analysis; Systems Theory and Global Risk Management; Systems Thinking; Global Modelling; Conclusion; Chapter Six Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society; Structural Inequality; Dependency Theory.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Risk SocietyConclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary m.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Risk</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Risk</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Risk</subfield><subfield code="x">Political aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Risk perception.</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Uncertainty</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Uncertainty</subfield><subfield code="x">Political aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Risque</subfield><subfield code="x">Histoire.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Risque</subfield><subfield code="x">Aspect social.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Risque</subfield><subfield code="x">Aspect politique.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Perception du risque.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Incertitude</subfield><subfield code="x">Aspect social.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Incertitude</subfield><subfield code="x">Aspect politique.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">PSYCHOLOGY</subfield><subfield code="x">Social Psychology.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Risk</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Risk perception</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Risk</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Uncertainty</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">History</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Kewell, Beth.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="758" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">has work:</subfield><subfield code="a">Risk (Text)</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFv8Fxd6TFpqf8Dt3Vt4mb</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Print version:</subfield><subfield code="a">Beck, Matthias, 1964-</subfield><subfield code="t">Risk</subfield><subfield code="z">9789814383202</subfield><subfield code="w">(DLC) 2013028625</subfield><subfield code="w">(OCoLC)759916443</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="l">DE-862</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=703960</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="l">DE-863</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=703960</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ProQuest Ebook Central</subfield><subfield code="b">EBLB</subfield><subfield code="n">EBL1647266</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ebrary</subfield><subfield code="b">EBRY</subfield><subfield code="n">ebr10845311</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBSCOhost</subfield><subfield code="b">EBSC</subfield><subfield code="n">703960</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cengage Learning</subfield><subfield code="b">GVRL</subfield><subfield code="n">GVRL8RGW</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection</subfield><subfield code="b">IDEB</subfield><subfield code="n">cis27628504</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">YBP Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">YANK</subfield><subfield code="n">11608550</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="994" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">92</subfield><subfield code="b">GEBAY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-862</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-863</subfield></datafield></record></collection>
genre	History fast
genre_facet	History
id	ZDB-4-EBA-ocn872114671
illustrated	Not Illustrated
indexdate	2025-04-11T08:41:51Z
institution	BVB
isbn	9789814383219 981438321X
language	English
oclc_num	872114671
open_access_boolean
owner	MAIN DE-862 DE-BY-FWS DE-863 DE-BY-FWS
owner_facet	MAIN DE-862 DE-BY-FWS DE-863 DE-BY-FWS
physical	1 online resource
psigel	ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA ZDB-4-EBA
publishDate	2013
publishDateSearch	2013
publishDateSort	2013
publisher	World Scientific,
record_format	marc
spelling	Beck, Matthias, 1964- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqQwVrqjBKptQf4k6PRKd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078227 Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics / Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway). New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Moral Reach and Ontological Insecurity; Homo Economics and Homo Ludens; About this Book; Chapter One Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability; From the Beginning; Cardano's Provenance: A Focus on Risk; Heroes of Aleatory Arithmetic; Play and Politics; Conclusion; Chapter Two Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk; Mapping the Ground; Post-Enlightenment Disasters and the Origins of Pessimism; Historical Disasters and the Fear of the Present. Dangers of Urban Life and Societal Dimensions of DisasterXenophobic Visions and the 'Political' Disaster Novel; War in the West; Wars with Asians; Conclusion; Chapter Three 'Pseudo-Sciences' of Risk; Setting the Scene; Dangerous Crowds and Technologies; Racial Hierarchies and Racial Threats; Endangered 'Rulers'; From Local Threat to Global Race War; Conclusion; Chapter Four Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology; Transitions to 'Modernity'; The Rise and Fall of Technological Decision Analysis; The Beginnings of Modern Safety Science; Safety Expertise as Ideology. Signs of DecayThe Environmentalist Critique; Heuristic Limitations and Environmentalist Dissent; Conclusion; Chapter Five International Crises and Precarious Global Systems; Predecessors: Retrospective Decision Analysis; Crises and Diplomatic History; Arms Races and Defence Expenditure; Alliances and Wars; Economic Crises; Pax Americana and Prospective Decision Analysis; Systems Theory and Global Risk Management; Systems Thinking; Global Modelling; Conclusion; Chapter Six Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society; Structural Inequality; Dependency Theory. Risk SocietyConclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors. Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary m. Risk History. Risk Social aspects. Risk Political aspects. Risk perception. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202 Uncertainty Social aspects. Uncertainty Political aspects. Risque Histoire. Risque Aspect social. Risque Aspect politique. Perception du risque. Incertitude Aspect social. Incertitude Aspect politique. PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology. bisacsh Risk fast Risk perception fast Risk Social aspects fast Uncertainty Social aspects fast History fast Kewell, Beth. has work: Risk (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFv8Fxd6TFpqf8Dt3Vt4mb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Beck, Matthias, 1964- Risk 9789814383202 (DLC) 2013028625 (OCoLC)759916443
spellingShingle	Beck, Matthias, 1964- Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics / Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Moral Reach and Ontological Insecurity; Homo Economics and Homo Ludens; About this Book; Chapter One Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability; From the Beginning; Cardano's Provenance: A Focus on Risk; Heroes of Aleatory Arithmetic; Play and Politics; Conclusion; Chapter Two Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk; Mapping the Ground; Post-Enlightenment Disasters and the Origins of Pessimism; Historical Disasters and the Fear of the Present. Dangers of Urban Life and Societal Dimensions of DisasterXenophobic Visions and the 'Political' Disaster Novel; War in the West; Wars with Asians; Conclusion; Chapter Three 'Pseudo-Sciences' of Risk; Setting the Scene; Dangerous Crowds and Technologies; Racial Hierarchies and Racial Threats; Endangered 'Rulers'; From Local Threat to Global Race War; Conclusion; Chapter Four Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology; Transitions to 'Modernity'; The Rise and Fall of Technological Decision Analysis; The Beginnings of Modern Safety Science; Safety Expertise as Ideology. Signs of DecayThe Environmentalist Critique; Heuristic Limitations and Environmentalist Dissent; Conclusion; Chapter Five International Crises and Precarious Global Systems; Predecessors: Retrospective Decision Analysis; Crises and Diplomatic History; Arms Races and Defence Expenditure; Alliances and Wars; Economic Crises; Pax Americana and Prospective Decision Analysis; Systems Theory and Global Risk Management; Systems Thinking; Global Modelling; Conclusion; Chapter Six Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society; Structural Inequality; Dependency Theory. Risk SocietyConclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors. Risk History. Risk Social aspects. Risk Political aspects. Risk perception. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202 Uncertainty Social aspects. Uncertainty Political aspects. Risque Histoire. Risque Aspect social. Risque Aspect politique. Perception du risque. Incertitude Aspect social. Incertitude Aspect politique. PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology. bisacsh Risk fast Risk perception fast Risk Social aspects fast Uncertainty Social aspects fast
subject_GND	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202
title	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics /
title_auth	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics /
title_exact_search	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics /
title_full	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics / Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway).
title_fullStr	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics / Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway).
title_full_unstemmed	Risk : a study of its origins, history and politics / Matthias Beck (Queen's University, UK) and Beth Kewell (The University of Stavanger, Norway).
title_short	Risk :
title_sort	risk a study of its origins history and politics
title_sub	a study of its origins, history and politics /
topic	Risk History. Risk Social aspects. Risk Political aspects. Risk perception. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85114202 Uncertainty Social aspects. Uncertainty Political aspects. Risque Histoire. Risque Aspect social. Risque Aspect politique. Perception du risque. Incertitude Aspect social. Incertitude Aspect politique. PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology. bisacsh Risk fast Risk perception fast Risk Social aspects fast Uncertainty Social aspects fast
topic_facet	Risk History. Risk Social aspects. Risk Political aspects. Risk perception. Uncertainty Social aspects. Uncertainty Political aspects. Risque Histoire. Risque Aspect social. Risque Aspect politique. Perception du risque. Incertitude Aspect social. Incertitude Aspect politique. PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology. Risk Risk perception Risk Social aspects Uncertainty Social aspects History
work_keys_str_mv	AT beckmatthias riskastudyofitsoriginshistoryandpolitics AT kewellbeth riskastudyofitsoriginshistoryandpolitics

Holdings

There is no print copy available.

Get full text

MARC

Record in the Search Index

There is no print copy available.

Similar Items