MAP20110021566Arnoldi, JakobRisk : an introduction / Jakob Arnoldi. — Cambridge : Polity Press, 2009VII, 215 p. ; 22 cm.Sumario: Introduction -- The possibility of Hume: a brief genealogy of the concept of risk -- Theories about risk --Risk, technology and nature -- Risk, knowledge and uncertainty -- Risk and culture -- Risk and the mass media -- Risky futures: pleasure and capitalism -- Risk, politics and government -- Conclusion