how we changed from protecting the environment to protecting ourselves Szasz, Andrew 1947- creator text bibliography mnu Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press c2007 2007 monographic eng

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xi, 323 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm Many Americans today rightly fear that they are exposed to toxins in their environment. Yet we have responded not by pushing for governmental regulation, but instead by shopping. Andrew Szasz examines this phenomenon and argues that when consumers believe that they are buying a defense from hazards, they feel less urgency to fix them. To achieve real protection, he concludes, we must give up individual solutions and together seek reform. Introduction: inverted quarantine -- Two historical case studies -- The fallout shelter panic of 1961 -- Suburbanization as inverted quarantine -- Assembling a personal commodity bubble for one's body -- Drinking -- Eating -- Breathing -- Consequences of inverted quarantine -- Imaginary refuge -- Political anesthesia -- Conclusion: the future of an illusion -- Notes -- References -- Index Andrew Szasz Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-317) and index Consumption (Economics) United States Environmental economics United States HC110.E5 S93 2007 305 G6618r 2014 0816635080 (hc : alk. paper) 0816635099 (pb : alk. paper) 9780816635085 (hc : alk. paper) 9780816635092 (pb : alk. paper) 070628 20190415123237.0 7318