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Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster
Lee Clarke
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Description for Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster
Paperback. This text examines actual attempts to "prepare" for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control and stability. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
This text examines actual attempts to prepare for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control, order and stability. These fantasy documents attempt to inspire confidence in organizations, but Lee Clarke suggests that they are disturbing persuasions, soothing the perception that ultimately one cannot control technological advances. For example, Clarke studies corporations' plans for cleaning up oil spills in Prince William Sound prior to the Exxon Valdez ... Read more
This text examines actual attempts to prepare for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control, order and stability. These fantasy documents attempt to inspire confidence in organizations, but Lee Clarke suggests that they are disturbing persuasions, soothing the perception that ultimately one cannot control technological advances. For example, Clarke studies corporations' plans for cleaning up oil spills in Prince William Sound prior to the Exxon Valdez ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226109428
SKU
V9780226109428
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About Lee Clarke
Lee Clarke is a sociologist at Rutgers University. He is the author of Acceptable Risk? Making Decisions in a Toxic Environment and coauthor of Organizations, Uncertainties, and Risk.
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