Social Theory of Fear
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Author(s)
Skoll, Geoffrey
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OAPEN-UKLanguage
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
law; angst; society; fear; samenleving; wetgeving; terreur; terror; Capitalism; Torture; United StatesISBN
9780230112636Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
http://www.springernature.com/oabooksPublication date and place
Basingstoke, 2010Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanClassification
Political science and theory
Political control and freedoms