False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.
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TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.Description: ix, 246 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0471678694 (cloth)
- 302.17 23 SIF 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
Introduction : the fear epidemic -- Why are we so afraid? -- It works for animals but not for us -- Our culture of worry -- Playing politics with fear -- Disasters : real or imagined -- Finding things to worry about -- Profiting from fear -- Anthrax -- Insects, pox, and lethal gas -- SARS -- Flu -- Cows, birds, and humans -- The fear prophets -- Is there a cure for fear?.
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