ISBN:
0415955408
,
0415955424
,
9780415955409
,
9780415955423
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 243 p)
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version American Fear : The Causes and Consequences of High Anxiety
DDC:
306.20973
Keywords:
Political culture
;
Fear Social aspects
;
Fear Political aspects
;
Fear
Abstract:
Americans have become excessively fearful, and manipulation through fear has become a significant problem in American society, with real impact on policy. By using data from 9/11, and also by developing a historical perspective, this book shows how and why distinctive American fears have emerged over the past several decades
Description / Table of Contents:
American Fear The Casuses And ConsequencesOf High Anxiety; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I Establishing the Cause for FearExcess; Chapter 1 Introducing Fear; Chapter 2 The Distinctiveness of American Fear; Part II Causes and Contexts; Chapter 3 Searching for Causes; Chapter 4 The Roots of American Fear:Traditions; Chapter 5 From Science Fiction to Real Death:New Contexts for Fear; Part III The Decisive Changes: Redefining Fear and Risk in Life and inMedia; Chapter 6 Fearing Fear:A New Socialization; Chapter 7 New Approaches To Risk:Lawyers and Bicycle Helments
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 8 Self-Scaring and Advertising: The Commerce FactorPart IV The Exhaustion ofWar; Chapter 9 At Your Own Risk; Chapter 10 A Deluge of Crises:Foreign Fears in the Past Century; Part V Consequences and Remedies; Chapter 11 Conclusion:The Lessons of American Fear; Endnotes; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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