The Culture of Fear (Revised) - Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

Informationen zum Autor Barry Glassner is a professor of sociology at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Glassner previously held posts at Syracuse University, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Southern California. He received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis and is the author of The Gospel of Food . He lives in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext A noted sociologist examines why Americans are subject to misplaced fears, discussing the people and organizations who manipulate common perceptions and raise anxieties for their own benefit. Zusammenfassung The bestselling book revealing why Americans are so fearful, and why we fear the wrong things-now updated for the age of Trump

Product details

• Authors: Barry Glassner
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781541673489
• ISBN: 978-1-5416-7348-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories