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False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear
- Title
- False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.
- Author
- Siegel, Marc (Marc K.)
- Publication
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 246 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
- Contents
- 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?.
- Call Number
- JFE 07-3617
- ISBN
- 0471678694 (cloth)
- 9780471678694 (cloth)
- LCCN
- 2004022952
- OCLC
- 56615640
- Author
- Siegel, Marc (Marc K.)
- Title
- False alarm : the truth about the epidemic of fear / Marc Siegel.
- Imprint
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-3617