Risk and Technological Culture - Couverture souple

Van Loon, Joost

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415229014 ISBN 13 : 9780415229012

Editeur : Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

The question as to whether we are now entering a risk society has become a key debate in contemporary social theory. Risk and Technological Culture presents a critical discussion of the main theories of risk from Ulrich Becks foundational work to that of his contemporaries such as Anthony Giddens and Scott Lash and assesses the extent to which risk has impacted on modern societies. In this discussion van Loon demonstrates how new technologies are transforming the character of risk and examines the relationship between technological culture and society through substantive chapters on topics such as waste, emerging viruses, communication technologies and urban disorders. In so doing this innovative new book extends the debate to encompass theorists such as Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari and Jean-François Lyotard.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joost Van Loon is Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at the Nottingham Trent University. He is co-editor of The Risk Society and Beyond (Sage, 2000) and Trust and Co-operation (‘t Spinhuys, 2000), and co-founding editor of Space and Culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415229014
• ISBN 13: 9780415229012
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible