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Ulrich Beck
Ulrich . Ed(S): Beck
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Paperback. Editor(s): Beck, Ulrich. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; KCS; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
This book presents Ulrich Beck, one of the world’s leading sociologists and social thinkers, as a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society. His world risk society theory has been confirmed by recent disasters – events that have shaken modern society to the core, signaling the end of an era in which comprehensive insurance could keep us safe. Due to its own successes, modern society now faces failure: while in the past experiments were conducted in a lab, now the whole world is a test bed. Whether nuclear plants, genetically modified organisms, nanotechnology – if any of these experiments went ... Read more
This book presents Ulrich Beck, one of the world’s leading sociologists and social thinkers, as a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society. His world risk society theory has been confirmed by recent disasters – events that have shaken modern society to the core, signaling the end of an era in which comprehensive insurance could keep us safe. Due to its own successes, modern society now faces failure: while in the past experiments were conducted in a lab, now the whole world is a test bed. Whether nuclear plants, genetically modified organisms, nanotechnology – if any of these experiments went ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319049892
SKU
V9783319049892
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Ulrich Beck
“The book will be of interest to different readers for different reasons. … The questions and problems raised by the book are of significance across the board in the social sciences; the book is not only addressed to sociologists, but can also provide food for thought in the political sciences. The book undoubtedly reflects the wide recognition and significant international ... Read more