{"product_id":"worrier-state-nicky-falkof-9781526164025","title":"Worrier State: Risk, Anxiety and Moral Panic in South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eRisk, anxiety and moral panic are endemic to contemporary societies and media forms. How do these phenomena manifest in a place like South Africa, which features heightened insecurity, deep inequality and accelerated social change? What happens when cultures of fear intersect with pervasive systems of gender, race and class? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorrier state investigates four case studies in which fear and anxiety appear in radically different ways: the far right myth of 'white genocide'; so-called 'Satanist' murders of young women; an urban legend about township crime; and social theories about safety and goodness in the suburbs. Falkof foregrounds the significance of emotion as a socio-political force, emphasising South Africa's imbrication within globalised conditions of anxiety and thus its fundamental and often-ignored hypermodernity. The book offers a bold and creative perspective on the social roles of fear and emotion in South Africa and thus on everyday life in this complex place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicky Falkof\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526164027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526164025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Nicky Falkof","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059093172479,"sku":"9781526164025","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26541c0b-fc94-4aea-ade5-4ab9f169ac2e.jpg?v=1685056193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worrier-state-nicky-falkof-9781526164025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}