In “Historicizing Risk,” historian Lawrence Culver explores Ulrich Beck’s theories on the nature of risk on a temporal scale wondering how awareness and perceptions of risk changed from the “first” modernity to now, and how that relates to the global issue of climate change. At the center of his understanding of Beck lies the concept of “manufactured risk”—risk amplified by institutions—and that, in the current “second” modernity, institutions focus on managing risks like terrorism and climate change. Culver questions whether climate change can be defined in Beck’s terminology, as its consequences will be suffered unequally. Finally, he appreciates Beck’s insights but suggests that the awareness and management of risk have long been central to human society, extending beyond our present era.