Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse

The culture of twenty-first century America revolves around narcissistic death, violence, and visions of doom. Foster explores this culture of the apocalypse, from hoarding and gluttony to visions of the post-apocalyptic world.

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137468086.0001

10.1057/9781137468086 - Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

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Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137468086.0001

10.1057/9781137468086 - Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137468086.0001

10.1057/9781137468086 - Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

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