Is the anthrax scare of 2001 real or constructed?

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Cover of the book Is the anthrax scare of 2001 real or constructed? by Annika Lüchau, GRIN Publishing
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Author: Annika Lüchau ISBN: 9783638429283
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: October 18, 2005
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Annika Lüchau
ISBN: 9783638429283
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: October 18, 2005
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Ruhr-University of Bochum, course: Discourses of Fear, 22 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper will try to analyze if the fear that arose after the anthrax mailings among the American population in 2001, is justified. This will be done by help of the pro and contra method. At first, the course of the anthrax attacks is given. Then further emphasis is set upon the pro arguments for a real scare. Therefore what should be known about anthrax will be depicted. After that, the reasons because people believed in a terrorist threat are given. Furthermore the contra arguments will be given. It will be explained that disinformation especially by the government were the reason for the people's fears. The government willingly or out of pressure let the people believe in anthrax as a threat to mankind, although anthrax is not as useful for a terrorist attack as it has been said.

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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Ruhr-University of Bochum, course: Discourses of Fear, 22 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper will try to analyze if the fear that arose after the anthrax mailings among the American population in 2001, is justified. This will be done by help of the pro and contra method. At first, the course of the anthrax attacks is given. Then further emphasis is set upon the pro arguments for a real scare. Therefore what should be known about anthrax will be depicted. After that, the reasons because people believed in a terrorist threat are given. Furthermore the contra arguments will be given. It will be explained that disinformation especially by the government were the reason for the people's fears. The government willingly or out of pressure let the people believe in anthrax as a threat to mankind, although anthrax is not as useful for a terrorist attack as it has been said.

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