Social Theory of Fear

Social Theory of Fear

by Skoll, Geoffrey

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Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that people looked to authorities for security, which permitted extension of apparatuses of coercion like police and military forces. In the face of growing oppression, rebellion against elite hegemony remains…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Social Theory of Fear.

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Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that people looked to authorities for security, which permitted extension of apparatuses of coercion like police and military forces. In the face of growing oppression, rebellion against elite hegemony remains possible. This book offers an analysis of the crisis and strategies for rebellion.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
  • Place of Publication:Basingstoke, UK, and New York, USA
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

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  • Description:1 online resource

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angst fear Law Political control and freedoms Political Science -- General Political science and theory Politics and government samenleving Society Society and social sciences Terreur Terror wetgeving

Writers

Skoll, Geoffrey

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