Search results for ""Author Lee Clarke""
The University of Chicago Press Mission Improbable Using Fantasy Documents to
Book SynopsisThis text examines actual attempts to prepare for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control and stability.
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Worst Cases Terror and Catastrophe in the Popular
Book SynopsisA timely and necessary look into how we think about the unthinkable, Worst Cases will be must reading for anyone attuned to our current climate of threat and fear.Trade Review"The practical need for improvisation at all levels of societal response is unquestionable, particularly for major disasters, and Clarke's book provides a stimulus for the basic and applied studies that are needed."-- "American Journal of Sociology"Table of ContentsPreface 1 Worst Cases: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid 2 The Sky Could Be Falling: Globally Relevant Disasters and the Perils of Probabilism 3 What's the Worst That Can Happen? 4 Power, Politics, and Panic in Worst Cases 5 Silver Linings: The Good from the Worst 6 Living and Dying in Worst Case Worlds Notes Index
£18.00
