Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk: Precariousness in Everyday Contexts

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Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk : Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. / Switek, Beata; Abramson, Allen.

Extraordinary Risks, Ordinary Lives: Logics of Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. ed. / Beata Świtek; Allen Abramson; Hannah Swee. Springer, 2022. p. 1–35 (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty).

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Switek, B & Abramson, A 2022, Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk: Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. in B Świtek, A Abramson & H Swee (eds), Extraordinary Risks, Ordinary Lives: Logics of Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. Springer, Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty, pp. 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83962-8_1

APA

Switek, B., & Abramson, A. (2022). Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk: Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. In B. Świtek, A. Abramson, & H. Swee (Eds.), Extraordinary Risks, Ordinary Lives: Logics of Precariousness in Everyday Contexts (pp. 1–35). Springer. Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83962-8_1

Vancouver

Switek B, Abramson A. Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk: Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. In Świtek B, Abramson A, Swee H, editors, Extraordinary Risks, Ordinary Lives: Logics of Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. Springer. 2022. p. 1–35. (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83962-8_1

Author

Switek, Beata ; Abramson, Allen. / Introduction: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Risk : Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. Extraordinary Risks, Ordinary Lives: Logics of Precariousness in Everyday Contexts. editor / Beata Świtek ; Allen Abramson ; Hannah Swee. Springer, 2022. pp. 1–35 (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty).

Bibtex

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