The insecure American : how we got here and what we should do about it /

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Americans are feeling insecure. They are retreating to gated communities in record numbers, fearing for their jobs and their 401(k)s, nervous about their health insurance and their debt levels, worrying about terrorist attacks and immigrants. In this innovative volume, editors Hugh Gusterson and Cat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gusterson, Hugh (Editor ), Besteman, Catherine Lowe (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Temas:
2000-2099
Security (Psychology) > United States.
Nationalism > United States.
Insécurité > États-Unis.
Nationalisme > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
Nationalism.
Politics and government.
Security (Psychology)
Social conditions.
Nationalismus
Innere Sicherheit
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Americans are feeling insecure. They are retreating to gated communities in record numbers, fearing for their jobs and their 401(k)s, nervous about their health insurance and their debt levels, worrying about terrorist attacks and immigrants. In this innovative volume, editors Hugh Gusterson and Catherine Besteman gather essays from nineteen leading ethnographers to create a unique portrait of an anxious country and to furnish valuable insights into the nation's possible future. With an incisive foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich, the contributors draw on their deep knowledge of different facets o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520945085
9780520945081

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