Panic

Impending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today. But what is panic and why does it happen?This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cultural studies and popular psychology to develop an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tester, Keith, 1960-, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge 2013.
Series:Shortcuts (Routledge (Firm))
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798209206719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series editor's foreword; Introduction: what is panic?; 1 Panic and risk; 2 Panic and morality; 3 Panic and trust; Conclusion; Further reading, viewing and listening; Notes; References; Index