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UNINA9910158575103321 |
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Smith Sally J. <1954-> |
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Fairy houses : how to create whimsical homes for fairy folk / / Sally J. Smith |
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Nature craft |
Fairies - Miscellanea |
Miniature objects |
Dollhouses |
Fairies in art |
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Inspirations : designing with nature -- Blueprint for a faerie house -- Itty bitty nitty gritty : creating magical faerie house components -- Adding twinkle and style : lighting & interiors -- Finishing touches : roofs, bases, and exterior details -- Building a faerie house from the ground, up. |
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UNINA9910829083403321 |
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Autore |
Furedi Frank <1947-> |
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Culture of fear revisited : risk-taking and the morality of low expectation / / Frank Furedi |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2006 |
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©2006 |
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9781441107060 |
1441107061 |
9781283202497 |
1283202492 |
9786613202499 |
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[Fourth edition.] |
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1 online resource (235 pages) |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 What is Distinct About the Way We Fear?; Chapter 2 The Explosion of Risks; Chapter 3 Why Do We Panic?; Chapter 4 The Culture of Abuse; Chapter 5 A World of Risky Strangers; Chapter 6 Who Can You Trust?; Chapter 7 The New Etiquette; Chapter 8 Conclusions - The Politics of Fear; Bibliography; Index |
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Fear has become an ever-expanding part of life in the West in the twenty-first century. We live in terror of disease, abuse, stranger danger, environmental devastation and terrorist onslaught. We are bombarded with reports of new concerns for our safety and that of our children, and urged to take greater precautions and seek more protection. But compared to the past, or to the developing world, people in contemporary Western societies have much less familiarity with pain, suffering, debilitating disease and death. We actually enjoy an unprecedented level of personal safety. When confronted wit |
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