Sites of modernity – places of risk : risk and security in Germany since the 1970s / edited by Martin H. Geyer
“Places of risk” and “sites of modernity” refer not merely to physical locations, but also objects and institutions that stand at the center of contemporary debates on security and risk. These are social and political domains where energy and infrastructure are produced, where domestic security is p...
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| Weitere Verfasser: | Geyer, Martin H. (HerausgeberIn) |
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2023 |
| Schriftenreihe: | New German historical perspectives
volume 12 |
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| Internet: | Cover Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | “Places of risk” and “sites of modernity” refer not merely to physical locations, but also objects and institutions that stand at the center of contemporary debates on security and risk. These are social and political domains where energy and infrastructure are produced, where domestic security is pursued and maintained, and where citizens encounter the state in its punitive or monitory roles. Taking a wide view of the period from the 1970s to today, this volume brings together innovative, interdisciplinary case studies of sites of modernity that promise to provide security and safety, yet at the same time are deemed responsible for creating new risks. With a particular contemporary interest in the technocratic changes of security and risk control the contributors to this volume position the 1970s as a turning point in the path from industrial to post-industrial modernity. |
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| Beschreibung: | Enthält Literaturangaben und Register |
| Beschreibung: | vi, 203 Seiten 1 Diagramm |
| ISBN: | 9781805390251 1805390252 |
