Fear and Anxiety in the 21st Century : the European Context and Beyond.

Intro -- Fear and Anxiety in the 21st Century: The European Context and Beyond -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Xenophobia -- 'The Invasion from the East': European Fears over Romanian Migration -- Patriotism as Fear of Alterity -- Part II Islamophobia -- Tough Asher: Mass Sport after 9/11 -- Liminal Moments: Fears and Anxieties between Peace and War -- Part III Russophobia -- Fear as an Integrating Factor in Post-Soviet Countries -- Transnistrian Conflict: The Next Stage of Putin's Scenario? -- Part IV Cultural Dimensions of Fears and Anxieties -- What Are Romanians Afraid Of? Romanians' Fears and Anxieties in Today's Press -- Anxiety and Dyslexia: A Cross-Cultural Study -- Part V Imaginary Aspects of Fears and Anxieties -- Fear, Ghouls and Politics: Obscure Power Games in an Equally Obscure Village in the Danube Plains -- Is Literary Interpretation Conditioned by Inherited Determinants? The Case of the Haunted House -- Part VI Fears and Anxieties: Between the Transcendent and the Immanent -- Scientific Explanations of Fear and Anxiety Relating to the Choice of Deity -- Fear of Commitment: Fear of 'I Love You'.

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