The Global Grapevine; Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter
ISBN: 9780199736317 | 0199736316
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 6/11/2010
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Soon after 9/11, wild rumors began to spread: that Arab-Americans were celebrating publicly, that some people had been warned, that politicians knew all along. The Global Grapevine reveals how--through our everyday thoughts and conversations, and the rumors we spread--we grapple with the new global world. Drawn from diverse sources, the book illuminates urban legends like the claim that a certain t-shirt with a Chinese pictogram brands the wearer as a prostitute, conspiracy theories such as the "9/11 Truth Movement," or stories of tourists infe... MORE
| Introduction. Rumor: Plausible and Credible | p. 1 |
| Rumor and September 11: Understanding the Unthinkable | p. 21 |
| A Riot of Conspiracies | p. 51 |
| Migrants: Disease in the Body Politic | p. 73 |
| "There Goes the Neighborhood": Latino Migrants and Immigration Rumors | p. 95 |
| Tourist Troubles: The Travels of Global Rumor | p. 123 |
| The Menace of International Trade | p. 147 |
| Global T... MORE | p. 175 |
| Whispers on the Borderline | p. 201 |
| Notes | p. 221 |
| Index | p. 251 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Gary Alan Fine is John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. His book, Whispers on the Color Line: Rumor and Race in America was a finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award.
Bill Ellis is Professor Emeritus at Penn State University. He is a Fellow of the American Folklore Society and has served as President of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research.
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