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SURVIVALISM [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
CONT

Survivalism: A term originally credited in the late sixties ... to label a culture and philosophy of survival that emerged during the cold war and the social uncertainty of the late 1960s and early 1970s ... Survivalists have concerned themselves with preparing for and learning about survival during nuclear war, civil collapse and natural disasters. These preparations usually include the storage of large amounts of food, precious metals, weapons, and the accumulation of esoteric survival skills like wilderness survival, weapon handling, and alternative communications ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
CONT

Le survivalisme : Comment se préparer à l'ultime catastrophe [...] Des gens stockent chez eux de l'équipement, des vivres et des armes afin de se préparer à l'éventualité d'une catastrophe mondiale d'ordre économique ou environnemental. Paranoïaques exaltés pour les uns, visionnaires pour d'autres, ces «survivalistes» [...] font partie d'un mouvement qui connaît une certaine croissance depuis une dizaine d'années en Amérique du Nord et en Europe.

Spanish

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