Merchants of Fear

FEAR It's nothing newthe peddling of paranoia by governments and corporations to influence and control a society. But the extent of its use in America todayand the mounting, long-term impact on American freedoms and democracyis unprecedented and chilling. This bracing expose by best-selling historian Christopher Catherwood and economist Joseph DiVanna looks at the ways in which fear is put to use by the American government and large corporations to shape public policy and control the media. The authors look at how this fear eventually causes social decay, lost jobs, and further useless fearmongering, and they propose several ways for the average American to break this cause-and-effect cycle, to become a more engaged citizen, and to take real steps toward preventing future calamities.Catherwood, Christopher is the author of 'Merchants of Fear', published 2008 under ISBN 9781599212814 and ISBN 1599212811.