A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic - Couverture souple

Dodsworth, Laura

 
9781780667201: A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1780667205 ISBN 13 : 9781780667201
Editeur : Pinter & Martin, 2021

Synopsis

This is a book about fear. Fear of a virus. Fear of death. Fear of losing our jobs, our democracy, our human connections, our health and our minds. It's also about how the government weaponised our fear against us – supposedly in our best interests – until we were one of the most frightened countries in the world.But why did the government deliberately frighten us? How has this affected us as individuals and as a country? Who is involved in the decision-making that affects our lives? How are behavioural science and nudge theory being used to subliminally manipulate us? How does the media leverage fear? What are the real risks to our wellbeing?Ahead of any official inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Dodsworth explores all these questions and more, in a nuanced and thought-provoking discussion of an extraordinary year in British life and politics. With stories from members of the general public who were impacted by fear, anxiety and isolation, and revealing interviews with psychologists, politicians, scientists, lawyers, Whitehall advisers and journalists, A State of Fear calls for a more hopeful, transparent and effective democracy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Laura Dodsworth is an author, journalist, photographer and filmmaker. Her previous books Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories, Manhood: The Bare Reality and Womanhood: The Bare Reality have attracted worldwide media coverage and excellent reviews.

Laura and the creation of Womanhood were the subject of a documentary 100 Vaginas for Channel 4, which received 5 star reviews and has been broadcast around the world.

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Éditeur
Pinter & Martin
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780667205
ISBN 13 
9781780667201
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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