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Jumping at shadows : the triumph of fear and the end of the American dream / Sasha Abramsky. |
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Description |
ix, 324 pages ; 25 cm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index. |
Summary |
An analysis of Americans' misconceptions about risks and threats and how their brains interpret them, explains society's deeply ingrained racisms, classism, xenophobia and susceptibility to the toxic messages of demagogues. |
Subject |
Social perception.
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Risk -- Sociological aspects.
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Other title |
Triumph of fear and the end of the American dream |
ISBN |
9781568585192
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1568585195
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