{"product_id":"dealing-in-uncertainty-arjen-van-der-heide-9781529221350","title":"Dealing in Uncertainty: Insurance in the Age of Finance","description":"\u003cp\u003eInsurance is an important - if still poorly understood - mechanism for dealing with a broad variety of risks associated with modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book conducts an in-depth examination of one of the largest and longest-established private insurance industries in Europe: British life insurance. In doing so, it draws on over 40 oral history interviews to trace how the sector has changed since the 1970s, a period characterized by rampant financialization and neoliberalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining insights from science and technology studies and economic sociology, this is an unprecedented study of the evolution of insurance practices and an invaluable contribution to our understanding of financial capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arjen Van Der Heide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529221358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529221350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Arjen Van Der Heide","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068488970495,"sku":"9781529221350","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88a23359-c95e-47af-ad7a-76edcf365926.jpg?v=1685419296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dealing-in-uncertainty-arjen-van-der-heide-9781529221350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}