- Sociological aspects, Risk perception, Risk, Risk assessment
The idea of risk has risen to prominence in political debate and in matters of public policy. This collection follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in "Purity and Danger" and developed in subsequent publications.
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Cool, spare, grave and classical in form.
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Mary Douglas
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 330
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780415119993
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