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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in barricaded houses and gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, since the 1990s crime rates have plummeted. Why then, are Americans so afraid? In Fortress America, award-winning historian Elaine Tyler May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the...
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