Bracing for the apocalypse : an ethnographic study of New York's 'prepper' subculture /

Bracing for the apocalypse : an ethnographic study of New York's 'prepper' subculture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bounds, Anna Maria (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Subjects:
Survivalism > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Preparedness > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Subculture > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Understanding the rise of prepping in the global city of New York
  • "Ready.Gov" versus "ready without gov": prepping for disaster
  • New York marks the spot: living on the x
  • Popular entertainment: preppers as characters and as consumers
  • Part 2. Prepping in New York: going it alone or going together
  • Bugging in: sheltering in place for the extremely wealthy and mere mortals
  • Bugging out: strategic relocation and strategic packing
  • Part 3. Urban prepping and symbolic interaction
  • New York prepper's network's mission and organizational structure
  • Toughing it out on the weekend
  • Dodging a bullet
  • Part 4. Urban prepping as a new reflection of citizenship
  • Future directions for New York City prepping.