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1	Mad Cows and Mother's Milk more books like this by Douglas Powell, William Leiss Communicating the nature and consequences of environmental health risks is a problematic area of public policy in western democracies. Given the perceived risks associated with the food we eat, chemicals in the environment, and modern technologies - this text argues that consumers need explanations of the nature of those risks, but rarely get them ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
2	Social communication in advertising : persons, products & images of well-being more books like this by William Leiss, Stephen Kline, Sut Jhally Social Communication in Advertising is the first genuinely comprehensive study of advertising in our society and culture. It shows how advertising encompasses the three most influential domains of our lives; industrial technology, popular culture and mass media. The authors present a well-balanced account of the attacks on advertising and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.09!
3	The Domination of Nature more books like this by William Leiss The last 3 decades have seen increasing concern over ecology and environmental problems. Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public, have been aroused by the recognition that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Limits to Satisfaction: An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities more books like this by William Leiss see all copies from $3.36! new only from $64.67! \| first editions
5	Essential Marcuse: Selected Writings of Philosopher and Social Critic Herbert Marcuse more books like this by Herbert Marcuse, Andrew Feenberg (Editor), William Leiss (Editor) The Essential Marcuse provides an overview of Herbert Marcuse's political and philosophical writing over four decades, with excerpts from his major books as well as essays from various academic journals. The most influential radical philosopher of the 1960s, Marcuse's writings are noteworthy for their uncompromising opposition to both capitalism ... see all copies from $13.56! new only from $17.90! \| SVS
6	Risk and Responsibility more books like this by William Leiss Controversies over how to manage health and environmental risks are among the most bitter disagreements in contemporary society. Trying to determine what is in the public interest is at the heart of these disagreements, but the core concerns of major sectors - industry, governments, and voluntary associations - are also at stake. In Canada and ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $92.14! \| first editions
7	In the Chamber of Risks: Understanding Risk Controversies more books like this by William Leiss In "In the Chamber of Risks", William Leiss demonstrates that case studies of risk controversies show that those instincts are unreliable guides to effective risk management and that in all cases the opposite position is a far better guide. As risk management is inherently disputable, public perceptions of risk should be seen as legitimate and ... see all copies from $13.63! new only from $21.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	C.B. MacPherson: Dilemmas of Liberalism and Socialism more books like this by William Leiss see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.95! \| first editions
9	Hera, or Empathy: A Work of Utopian Fiction by William Leiss "Hera, or Empathy" is the story of twelve sisters who have been genetically modified by their neuroscientist parents to have superior cognitive faculties. Hera, the eldest, discovers that their genes contain modifications that their parents didn't intend... see all copies from $7.48! new only from $13.95! \| first editions
10	Mad Cows and Mother's Milk: The Perils of Poor Risk Communication more books like this by William Leiss, Douglas Powell Communicating the nature and consequences of environmental and health risks is still one of the most problematic areas of public policy in Western democracies. "Mad Cows and Mother's Milk" outlines the crucial role of risk management in dealing with public controversies and analyses risk communication practice to provide a set of lessons for risk ... see all copies from $18.89! new only from $27.00! \| SVS
11	Under Technology's Thumb more books like this by William Leiss see all copies from $5.13! new only from $14.96! \| first editions
12	Social Communication Advertisg PB more books like this by William Leiss A study of advertising in our society and culture, this book shows how advertising encompasses the three most influential domains of our lives; industrial technology, popular culture and mass media. The authors present an account of the attacks on advertising and the counter-arguments for it, and they explore the context in which advertising is ... see all copies from $12.00!
13	The limits to satisfaction : on needs and commodities more books like this by William Leiss see all copies from $26.84!
14 view cover	In the Chamber of Risks more books like this by William Leiss In "In the Chamber of Risks," William Leiss demonstrates that case studies of risk controversies show that those instincts are unreliable guides to effective risk management and that in all cases the opposite position is a far better guide. As risk management is inherently disputable, public perceptions of risk should be seen as legitimate and ... see all copies from $159.37! new only from $159.37!
15	Ecology Versus Politics in Canada more books like this by William Leiss (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.70! \| first editions
16	Prospects and problems in risk communication : Symposium : Papers. more books like this by William Leiss, Institute for Risk Research, University of Waterloo. Institute for Risk Research. Planning Committee see all copies from $23.00!

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