Cultures of Fear – A Critical Reader Linke Smith Paperback Pluto Press

Cultures of FearA Critical Reader\nAuthor(s): Uli Linke, Danielle Taana Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pluto Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pluto Press\nISBN-13: 9780745329659, 978-0745329659\nSynopsis\nThis collection of essays explores the formation and normalisation of fear in the context of war and terrorism.\n\nFreedom from fear is a universal right and fundamental for human well-being. People often look to governments, humanitarian agencies, and other institutions to further this aim. However, this book shows that these organisations often use the same logic of fear to monitor, control, and contain human beings in zones of violence. \n\nThis is an excellent interdisciplinary reader for students of anthropology, sociology and politics. Contributors include Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, Jean Baudrillard, Catharine MacKinnon, Neil Smith, Cynthia Enloe, David L. Altheide, Cynthia Cockburn and Carolyn Nordstrum.