Disasters, Risks and Revelation: Making Sense of Our Times

by Steve Matthewman

Disasters are part of the modern condition, a source of physical anxiety and existential angst, and they are increasing in frequency, cost and severity. Drawing on both disaster research and social theory, this book offers a critical examination of their causes, consequences and future avoidance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137294256
• ISBN13: 9781137294258
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"