{"product_id":"apocalyptic-narratives-science-risk-and-prophecy-paperback","title":"Apocalyptic Narratives: Science, Risk and Prophecy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHauke Riesch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinking literature from the sociological study of the apocalyptic with the sociology and philosophy of science, \u003ci\u003eApocalyptic Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the apocalyptic narrative frames and provides meaning to contemporary, secular and scientific crises focussing on nuclear war, general environmental crisis and climate change in both English- and German-speaking cultural contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn particular, the book will use social identity and representation theories, the sociologies of risk and Lakatos' philosophy of science to trace how our cultural background and apocalyptic tradition shape our wider interpretation, communication and response to contemporary global crisis. The set of environmental and other challenges that the world is facing is often framed in terms of apocalyptic or existential crisis. Yet apocalyptic fears about the near future are nothing new. This book looks at the narrative connections between our current sense of crisis and the apocalyptic. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to readers interested in environmental crisis and communication, the sociology and philosophy of science, and existential risk, but also to readers interested in the apocalyptic and its contemporary relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHauke Riesch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Brunel University London, researching science communication and the sociology and philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444381302962,"sku":"9781032006086","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/924a4a9be704150bb30e354ff1659d68.webp?v=1778704052","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/apocalyptic-narratives-science-risk-and-prophecy-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}