The Bhopal Tragedy: Language, Logic, and Politics in the Production of a Hazard

ISBN-13: 9780367305796 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 154 str.

William Bogard

Opis

This book offers a critical theory of hazards, which the Bhopal tragedy would serve to highlight. It provides a general model of how hazards existed in Bhopal come to be defined and symbolically manipulated—through the institutionalized use of expert knowledge and political persuasion.

Spis treści

Preface -- The Bhopal Tragedy -- Bhopal and the Critical Theory of Hazards -- Factors Affecting the Detection of Hazards -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Appendix

O autorze

William Bogard