Best ebook The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things: Crime, Drugs,

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 360 in Publisher: Basic for This is On a new edition of the gutsy expose of one of the most widespread delusions of our time: misplaced fear There has never been another era in modern history. Even during wartime or the Great Depression. when so many people have feared so much. In the age of 911. the Iraq War. financial collapse. and Amber Alerts. our society is defined by fear. But are we living in exceptionally dangerous times Barry Glassner demonstrates that it is our perception of danger that has increased. not the actual level of risk. The Culture of Fear describes the high costs of living in a fear-ridden environment where realism has become rarer than doors without deadbolts. It s an expose of the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fears: politicians who win elections by heightening concerns ab...

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