Social science and salvation: Risk society as mythical discourse

Zeitschrift fur Soziologie

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-262

  Alexander, Jeffrey C ^a   Smith, Philip ^a  

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EID: 0030518053     PISSN: 03401804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zfsoz-1996-0401     Document Type: Article

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