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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

Author Barry Glassner

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Publisher Basic Books

Category Social Issues

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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.

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Barry Glassner

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Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780465014903

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