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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
Autor principal: Knowles, Scott Gabriel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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 (360 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780812207996