Urban nightmares : the media, the Right, and the moral panic over the city / Steve Macek.
| Author/creator | Macek, Steve, 1965- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xx, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: A landscape of fear -- The origins of the crisis : race, class, and the inner city -- Inventing the savage urban other -- Catastrophe is now : the discourse on the underclass -- Crack alleys and killing zones : news coverage of the postindustrial city -- The cinema of suburban paranoia -- Wouldn't you rather be at home? : marketing middle-class agoraphobia -- Conclusion: Awakening from urban nightmares. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-350) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography: p. 351-353. |
| LCCN | 2006004278 |
| ISBN | 0816643601 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081664361X (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816643608 |
| ISBN | 9780816643615 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HT123 .M14 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |