Risk: Negotiating Safety in American Society

by Arwen P. Mohun

How have Americans confronted, managed, and even enjoyed the risks of daily life?

Winner of the Ralph Gomory Prize of the Business History Conference

"Risk" is a capacious term used to describe the uncertainties that arise from physical, financial, political, and social activities. Practically everything we do carries some level of risk--threats to our bodies, property, and animals. How do we determine when the risk is too high?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421407906
• ISBN13: 9781421407906
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"