1st Edition
The Bhopal Tragedy Language, Logic, And Politics In The Production Of A Hazard
By William Bogard
Copyright 1990
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
Preface -- The Bhopal Tragedy -- Bhopal and the Critical Theory of Hazards -- Factors Affecting the Detection of Hazards -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Appendix
Biography
William Bogard
