Risk: A Study Of Its Origins, History And Politics
A Study of Its Origins, History and Politics
- 380 pages
- English
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Risk: A Study Of Its Origins, History And Politics
A Study of Its Origins, History and Politics
About this book
Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. However, few scholarly works have given a chronological account of cultural and intellectual trends relating to the understanding and analysis of risks. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Using a wide range of primary and secondary materials, Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell map the political origins and moral reach of some of the most influential ideas associated with risk and uncertainty at specific periods of time. The historical focus of the book makes it an excellent introduction for readers who wish to go beyond specific risk management techniques and their theoretical underpinnings, to gain an understanding of the history and politics of risk.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability
- Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk
- ‘Pseudo–Sciences’ of Risk
- Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology
- International Crises and Precarious Global Systems
- Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society
Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in politics, economics, management, sociology and cultural studies history.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Homo Ludens, Aleatorics and the Birth of Probability
- Chapter Two: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fictions of Risk
- Chapter Three: ‘Pseudo-Sciences’ of Risk
- Chapter Four: Decision Analysis and the Social Control of Technology
- Chapter Five: International Crises and Precarious Global Systems
- Chapter Six: Macrosociological Dualities of Risk: Structural Inequality and Risk Society
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors