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Boel Berner & Jane Summerton
Constructing Risk and Safety in Technological Practice

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Modern technological systems entail risks and uncertainties of hitherto unknown dimensions. This book discusses the construction of risk and safety within a variety of empirical contexts where technologies and their risk are debated and handled by individuals, groups or organizations. With contributions from leading scholars from Europe and the USA, it presents original theoretical discussions, linked to detailed empirical case studies.

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Formato PDF ● Páginas 216 ● ISBN 9781134450428 ● Editor Boel Berner & Jane Summerton ● Editora Taylor and Francis ● Publicado 2003 ● Carregável 6 vezes ● Moeda EUR ● ID 2806278 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM

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