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Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse

Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse

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The culture of twenty-first century America revolves around narcissistic death, violence, and visions of doom. Foster explores this culture of the apocalypse, from hoarding and gluttony to visions of the post-apocalyptic world.

Keywords

Social ScienceMedia StudiesCriminologyRegional StudiesHistorySocial HistoryAnthropologyCultural & SocialLanguage Arts & DisciplinesCommunication Studies

2014Book

Author(s)Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137469403

LanguageEnglish

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