An edition of The Merchants of Fear: Why They Want Us to be Afraid (2008)

Merchants of fear

why they want us to be afraid

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Merchants of fear
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An edition of The Merchants of Fear: Why They Want Us to be Afraid (2008)

Merchants of fear

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Lyons Press
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Subjects

Fear, Social aspects of Mass media, Military policy, Capitalism, International Security, Terrorism in mass media, Economic conditions, Mass media, Political aspects of Fear, Foreign economic relations, Propaganda, Foreign relations, Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations, Government - U.S. Government, Political Freedom & Security - General, Current Events / American, General, Political Science, Politics / Current Events, Politics/International Relations, Diplomatic relations, Politik, Terrorismus, International economic relations, Social aspects, Massenmedien, Weltwirtschaft, International security, Political aspects, Kollektive Angst, Economic history, Propaganda, american, Mass media, social aspects, Security, international, United states, foreign relations, United states, foreign economic relations, United states, economic conditions

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The Merchants of Fear: Why They Want Us to be Afraid
April 1, 2008, The Lyons Press, Lyons Press
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Merchants of fear: why they want us to be afraid
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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: a nation at the crossroads of freedom
The road to fear is paved with good intentions
A history of actions and consequences
A new McCarthyism
The romance of the Cold War
Jihad against Jews and crusaders
Religion and the rationale for violence
The U.S. fear/threat reaction and global defense
Ethnic tents and nationalist hatreds: the need for enemies
Who hates us and why?
And what about the media?
The erosion of liberty values: fear is a distorting force
Internalizing fear: venturing down a slippery slope
The consequence of fear and America's decline from within
The value proposition of the United States
Effects of U.S. policies on the value proposition of its goods and services
Good and just trade versus evil and unjust commerce
The price of freedom, liberty, and commerce
The next wave of commerce
Breaking the cycle of fear: can America rebound?
How not to be a victim of fear
An inconvenient truth and the convenient enemy
Rekindling the American spirit
Endnotes.

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Dewey Decimal Class
327.73
Library of Congress
JZ1480 .C38 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL23143787M
ISBN 13
9781599212814
LCCN
2008003680
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6171565
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3352082

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