The Occasion Instant: The Structure of Social Responses to Unanticipated Air Raid Warnings (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The Occasion Instant of the title of this publication refers to a crucial moment of urgent decision which requires action here and now, if only to decide not to act. The decision must be made quickly, and its consequences may be enormous. To meet the Instant we have to interpret signs, of safety and signs of danger. Fortunate is the occasion in which we really know what we are doing.

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