Gary Alan Fine, Bill Ellis

Broschiertes Buch

The Global Grapevine

Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Gary Alan Fine is John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. His book, Whispers on the Color Line: Rumor and Race in America was a finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award. Bill Ellis is Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is a Fellow of the American Folklore Society and has served as President of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9780199997442
• ISBN-10: 0199997446
• Artikelnr.: 36898288