02436cam a2200325 4500 530561266 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781549114021 1549114026 08b05b15-8164-4aa7-980b-d72695d69c1d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3461277 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib May, Elaine Tyler. Fortress America [Libby Audiobook] : How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy. Hachette Book Group, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 214MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 214MB. HTML:<b>An award-winning historian untangles the roots of America's culture of fear, and argues that it imperils our democracy</b>For the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, crime rates have plummeted, making life in America safer than ever. Why, then, are Americans so afraid-and where does this fear lead to?In this remarkable work of social history, Elaine Tyler May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the government, making America less safe and less democratic. <i>Fortress America</i> charts the rise of a muscular national culture, undercutting the common good. Instead of a thriving democracy of engaged citizens, we have become a paranoid, bunkered, militarized, and divided vigilante nation. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Stillwell, Kevin. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/3461277-FortressAmerica.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=08b05b15-8164-4aa7-980b-d72695d69c1d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/3461277-FortressAmerica.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=08b05b15-8164-4aa7-980b-d72695d69c1d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)