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Autore |
Skoll Geoffrey R |
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Titolo |
Globalization of American Fear Culture : The Empire in the Twenty-First Century / / by Geoffrey R. Skoll |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (IX, 213 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic sociology |
Political economy |
Political sociology |
Globalization |
Social sciences—Philosophy |
Sociology |
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology |
International Political Economy |
Political Sociology |
Social Theory |
Sociology, general |
United States Foreign relations 20th century |
United States Foreign relations 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: globalization of American fear culture: the empire in the twenty-first century -- Construction of fear culture in the United States from Red scares to terrorism -- American imperialism and the fear culture: four wars -- 1968 -- Taking over the imperial mantle -- Spreading the fear: the global empire -- Terror, terrorism, and 9/11: the globalized culture of fear -- Things to fear: real threats to people and the world -- Current chaos: the collapsing world system of capitalism -- Stopping the fear: resistance against the fear culture or what everyone needs to know. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Globalization of American Fear Culture traces the parallel development of three historical institutions: the generation of fear for controlling people, the US empire, and global capitalism. Through historical accounts and dialectical analysis the book offers the argument that a fear culture, US hegemony, and the globalization of capital are intertwined and interdependent. In the twenty-first century these three strands of history are leading to world systemic destabilization, and they are leading to a future political economy that is fascistic. Nonetheless, the book ends with a glimmer of hope that within current conditions of chaos a new world might be built based on real democracy and freedom. |
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