The Global Grapevine
Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 1 March 2013
- ISBN 9780199997442
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages270 pages
- Size 231x155x17 mm
- Weight 431 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In The Global Grapevine, two leading authorities on rumor, folklore, and urban legend shed light on what contemporary rumors can tell us about the fears and pressures of globalization. This book offers an invaluable portrait of what these tales reveal about contemporary society.
MoreLong description:
Far from mere idle tales, rumors are a valuable window into our anxieties and fears. In The Global Grapevine, two leading authorities on rumor, folklore, and urban legend-Gary Alan Fine and Bill Ellis-shed light on what contemporary rumors can tell us about the fears and pressures of globalization. In particular, they examine four major themes that emerge over and over again: rumors about terrorism, about immigration, about international trade, and about tourism. The authors analyze how various rumors underscore American reactions to perceived global threats, show how we interpret our changing world, and highlight fears, fantasies, and cherished beliefs about our place in the world. These rumors, the authors argue, are the visible tip of a vast iceberg of hidden anxieties. Illuminating the most widely circulated rumors in America in recent years, The Global Grapevine offers an invaluable portrait of what these tales reveal about contemporary society.
There is much that adds to our understanding of rumor in an era when access to information (and misinformation) has never been faster or more constant.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Rumor and Global Politics
1. Rumor and September 11th: Understanding the Unthinkable
2. A Riot of Conspiracies
3. Migrants: Disease in the Body Politics
4. "There Goes the Neighborhood": Latino Migrants and Immigration Rumors
5. Tourist Troubles: The Travels of Global Rumor
6. The Dangers of International Trade
7. Global Trafficking in Bodies
8. Whispers on the Borderline
Notes
Index
