William James
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book, interrelationships between more than 40 recent catastrophic events are explored, discussing failures of structures and machines, information technology, regulatory agencies, security designs, and more.
The world is full of wonderful products and services that occasionally disappoint and even harm us. Unexpected Consequences: Why The Things We Trust Fail explores the reasons these failures occur, examining them from...
The world is full of wonderful products and services that occasionally disappoint and even harm us. Unexpected Consequences: Why The Things We Trust Fail explores the reasons these failures occur, examining them from...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 38
Publisher
Distributed by the Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of America volume 58
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Author
Publisher
New Press, The
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, and impact of our criminal justice system? Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration...
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 55
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English