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The disaster experts : mastering risk in modern America /

This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts--specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable--revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knowles, Scott Gabriel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:City in the twenty-first century book series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts--specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable--revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812207996
0812207998
0812222466
9780812222463