Synopses & Reviews
In this startling and widely acclaimed book. Barry Glassner exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our anxieties. Glassner points out that scare topics like political terrorism, child-care sadists, and fire *in the operating table get major play, even though statistically speaking an American is far more likely to be killed by lightning than to experience these problems. Ultimately, national scares prevent us from correcting the true cause of problem. "The Culture of Fear diagnoses the predominant pathology of our age and provides a passionate cry for a return to rationality.
Synopsis
Three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today than they did 20 years ago. "The Culture of Fear" is about the high costs of living in such a fear-ridden environment where realism has become rarer than doors without deadbolts. Abridged.