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Author Beck, Ulrich, 1944-2015.

Title Ecological politics in an age of risk / Ulrich Beck ; translated by Amos Weisz
Published Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2002]
©2002

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Description 216 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction: The Immortality of Industrial Society and the Contents of this Book -- Pt. I. Dead Ends. 1. Barbarism Modernized: The Eugenic Age. 2. The Naturalistic Misunderstanding of the Green Movement: Environmental Critique as Social Critique. 3. Industrial Fatalism: Organized Irresponsibility -- Pt. II. Antidotes. 4. The Self-refutation of Bureaucracy: The Victory of Industrialism over Itself. 5. Implementation as Abolition of Technocracy: The Logic of Relativistic Science. 6. The 'Poisoned Cake': Capital and Labour in Risk Society. 7. Conflicts over Progress: The Technocratic Challenge to Democracy
Analysis Humans Behaviour Effects of Environment
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [190]-209) and index
Notes Translation of: Gegengifte
Subject Human ecology.
Industries -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Social conflict -- Environmental aspects.
Environmentalism.
Environmental psychology.
Environmental risk assessment.
Risk -- Sociological aspects.
Social conflict -- Germany, Western
Human ecology -- Germany, Western
Industries -- Environmental aspects -- Germany, Western
Environmental policy -- Germany, Western
Environmental policy -- Germany (West)
Human ecology -- Germany (West)
Industries -- Environmental aspects -- Germany (West)
Social conflict -- Germany (West)
Author Weisz, Amos.
LC no. 95015380
ISBN 0745613772 paperback acid-free paper
0745607632 acid-free paper
Other Titles Gegengifte. English