Accidents in history: injuries, fatalities and social relations
by Porter, Roy, Hutchinson, John F., Cooter, Roger, Green, Judith, Luckin, Bill, Campbell, Robert, Milles, Dietrich, Tarr, Joel A., Tebeau, Mark, MacEvoy, Arthur F.
fromThe Wellcome Institute series in the history of medecine
"This collection of interdisciplinary essays provides a theoretically informed historical sociology of the 'accident' and risk. It explores the social and cultural contexts in which 'acts of God', calamities, catastrophes, disasters, injuries, casualties, and other category of '…
"This collection of interdisciplinary essays provides a theoretically informed historical sociology of the 'accident' and risk. It explores the social and cultural contexts in which 'acts of God', calamities, catastrophes, disasters, injuries, casualties, and other category of '…