Risk Revisited by Pat Caplan
This book looks at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered. They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more socially and culturally constructed - and far more contingent - than risk theorists generally admit. Topics covered include prostitutes in London; AIDS in Tanzania; the cease-fire in Northern Ireland; the volcanic eruptions in Montserrat; modernisation in Amazonia; and the BSE scare in Britain.
'An authoritative and compelling text exploring risk from a variety of cultural perspectives, highly recommended reading to anyone studying social sciences' -- Stuart Agnew, Lecturer in Criminology
Pat Caplan is one of the founders of the Anthropology department at Goldsmiths College, UoL and was formerly the Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, UoL. She is the author of Risk Revisited (Pluto Press, 2000) and The Ethics of Anthropology (Routledge, 2003).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745314631 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745314635 |
| Title | Risk Revisited |
| Author | Pat Caplan |
| Series | Anthropology Culture And Society |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pluto Press |
| Year published | 2000-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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