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The natural and the social : uncertainty, risk, change /
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, in association with the Open University,
2004.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Introduction to the social sciences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. Individual chapters look in depth at genes, environments and human development, medical practices and health, and the management of environmental risk. Throughout students are en. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 2000. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136891526 1136891528 9781136891595 1136891595 9780203392171 0203392175 |
| Acceso: | Limited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, VLEbooks 3 User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password. |