The Merchants of Fear: Why They Want Us to Be Afraid.

Catherwood, Christopher; DiVanna, Joseph

ISBN 10: 1599212811 / ISBN 13: 9781599212814

Verlag: Lyons Pr, 2008

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Merchants of Fear: Why They Want Us to Be Afraid.
• Verlag: Lyons Pr
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1599212811
• ISBN-13: 9781599212814
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: very_good

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Inhaltsangabe

It’s nothing new—the peddling of paranoia by governments and corporations to influence and control a society. But the extent of that use in America today—and the mounting, long-term impact on American freedom and democracy—is unprecedented and chilling.
This bracing exposé by bestselling historian Christopher Catherwood and economist Joseph DiVanna looks at the ways in which fear is put to use by the American government and large corporations to shape public policy and control the media. The authors look at how this fear eventually causes social decay, lost jobs, and further useless fear-mongering, and they propose several ways for the average American to break this cause-and-effect cycle, to become a more engaged citizen, and to take real steps toward preventing future calamities.
This is an important new work that every American should read, no matter his or her party affiliation, religion, or age.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Catherwood is a professor of history at Cambridge University and a summer lecturer at the University of Richmond. He has been a consultant to the prime minister of the United Kingdom and a resident fellow at the Rockefeller Institute and University of Virginia. His previous titles include the international best seller, Churchill’s Folly, and A Brief History of the Middle East. He lives in Cambridge.

Joseph DiVanna is an American economist and business consultant who also lives in Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Strategic Thinking in Tactical Times and People: The New Asset on the Balance Sheet.