Risk negotiating safety in American society - Mohun, Arwen, 1961-; ProQuest (Firm) (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013)
Fire is everybody's business -- The uncertainties of disease -- Doing something about the weather -- Animal risk for a modern age -- Railroads, or why risk in a system is different -- The professionalization of safety -- The safety first movement -- Negotiating animal risk -- What's a gun good for? -- Risk as entertainment : amusement parks -- Consumer product safety.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Public safety -- United States; Risk assessment -- United States -- Public opinion; Emergency management -- United States; Accidents -- Social aspects -- United States; Electronic books