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Global Grapevine

Name: Global Grapevine
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 04535274
Price: 54.48 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Gary Alan Fine
ISBN: 9780199736317

Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter

Gary Alan Fine

Bill Ellis

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 04535274

Publishers Oxford University Press Inc, July 2010

Soon after 9/11, wild rumors began to spread: that Arab-Americans were celebrating publicly, that so... Full description

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Soon after 9/11, wild rumors began to spread: that Arab-Americans were celebrating publicly, that some people had been warned, that politicians knew all along. The Global Grapevine reveals how-through our everyday thoughts and conversations, and the rumors we spread-we grapple with the new global world. Drawn from diverse sources, the book illuminates urban legends like the claim that a certain t-shirt with a Chinese pictogram brands the wearer as a prostitute, conspiracy theories such as the "9/11 Truth Movement," or stories of tourists infected with AIDS by locals. These rumors, the authors argue, reflect our anxieties and fears about contact with foreign cultures-how we believe foreign competition to be poisoning the domestic economy and foreign immigration to be eroding American values. Focusing on the threat posed by terrorism, the impact of immigration, the risks involved in international trade, and the dangers faced by naive tourism, the book provides a broad survey of the most widely circulated rumors and examines what these tales reveal about contemporary society.