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Impending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today.
But what is panic and why does it happen?This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cultural studies and popular psychology to develop an original analysis of panic in contemporary social life.
Bringing together academic literature from a range of disciplines, films, novels and current affairs, it encourages thought about why and how we panic – both individually and collectively.
Keith Tester explores how cataclysmic events and smaller-scale episodes expose the fragility of our relationships, institutions and expectations.
He shows how thinking about panic reveals key aspects of contemporary social, cultural and personal relationships. Panic is a highly readable and incisive introduction to the subject for students, scholars and all those who want to know what panic means and why it is important.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:126 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/11/2012
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- ISBN:9780415631068
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:126 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415631068
