Globalization of American Fear Culture: The Empire in the Twenty-First Century
Author:   Geoffrey R. Skoll
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2090
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Pages:   213
Publication Date:   20 January 2016
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Author:   Geoffrey R. Skoll
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2090
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.845kg
ISBN:  

9781137570338


ISBN 10:   1137570334
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   20 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Globalization of American Fear Culture: The Empire in the Twenty-First Century 2. Construction of Fear Culture in the United States from Red Scares to Terrorism 3. American Imperialism and the Fear Culture: Four Wars 4. 1968 5. Taking Over the Imperial Mantle 6. Spreading the Fear: The Global Empire 7. Terror, Terrorism, and 9/11: The Globalized Culture of Fear 8. Things to Fear: Real Threats to People and the World 9. Current Chaos: The Collapsing World System of Capitalism 10. Stopping the Fear: Resistance against the Fear Culture or What Everyone Needs to Know

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I feel professor Skoll presents a well-argumented book which is a result of years of academic maturation and research. ... Skoll exerts a radical and illustrative criticism on the 'culture of fear' in the USA. It gives us an impressive snapshot of the USA so that readers may expand their understanding of what capitalism is. To my end, this is one of those books which are a must-read reference ... . (Maximiliano E. Korstanje, International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, Vol. 4 (4), 2016)


I feel professor Skoll presents a well-argumented book which is a result of years of academic maturation and research. ... Skoll exerts a radical and illustrative criticism on the 'culture of fear' in the USA. It gives us an impressive snapshot of the USA so that readers may expand their understanding of what capitalism is. To my end, this is one of those books which are a must-read reference ... . (International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, Vol. 4 (4), 2016)


“I feel professor Skoll presents a well-argumented book which is a result of years of academic maturation and research. … Skoll exerts a radical and illustrative criticism on the ‘culture of fear’ in the USA. It gives us an impressive snapshot of the USA so that readers may expand their understanding of what capitalism is. To my end, this is one of those books which are a must-read reference … .” (Maximiliano E. Korstanje, International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, Vol. 4 (4), 2016)


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Geoffrey R. Skoll is Associate Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Buffalo State College, USA.

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