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Worrier state: Risk, anxiety and moral panic in South Africa - Governing Intimacies in the Global South Nicky Falkof
Worrier state: Risk, anxiety and moral panic in South Africa - Governing Intimacies in the Global South
Nicky Falkof
This book investigates how different cultures of fear manifest in South African social and mainstream media, arguing that fear and other emotions are a critical lens for understanding contemporary life. It discusses the myth of ‘white genocide’; so-called ‘Satanist’ murders; township urban legends; and white suburban anxieties. -- .
248 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 27, 2023 |
| ISBN13 | 9781526171887 |
| Publishers | Manchester University Press |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 139 × 18 mm · 330 g |
| Language | English |
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