Risk and Blame Essays In Cultural Theory

Risk and danger are culturally conditioned ideas. They are shaped by pressures of social life and accepted notions of accountability. The risk analyses that are increasingly being utilised by politicians, aid programmes and business ignore the insights to be gained from social anthropology which can be applied to modern industrial society. In this collection of recent essays, Mary Douglas develops a… Read more about this item

London and New York: Routledge, 1992. 1st ed. . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine. 14.5 Cm x 22 Cm. xii+323; pristine copy in similar unclipped jacket (will add protective sleeve when ordered). Note: quoted non-UK shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range.

London: Routledge, 1992. 323 pages in excellent condition. Black cloth with silver titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Blue/white DJ with black titles. Very slight wear on the corners and edges. FINE/NEAR FINE. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Routledge, 1992-07-21. Hardcover. Good.

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