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Cargando... American Fear: The Causes and Consequences of High Anxietypor Peter N. Stearns
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I have to say I was disappointed in this book. The topic and approach of the author is great, but the analysis I found to be rather superficial. The author also plays down the active role that political forces on the right in the US have played historically in hyping threats. The chapters on the history of attitudes towards safety of children, and the current hysteria over child safety, is one of his targets. Stearns also points to what I find obvious: the effect of many of the measures supposedly taken to make us safer actually makes us more afraid. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the exploration of recent fear, but also by developing a historical perspective, the book shows how and why distinctive American fears have emerged over the past several decades. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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