It's been said that we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhapsĀ theĀ driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. InĀ Fear: An Alternative History of the World, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fear in history, as both a coercive tool of power and as a catalyst for social change. Beginning with the Black Death in the fourteenth century, Peckham traces a shadow history of the world through fear, from the French Revolution and the social movements of the nineteenth century to modern market crashes, Cold War paranoia and the AIDS pandemic, and into a digital culture increasingly marked by uniquely twenty-first-century fears. What did fear mean to us in the past, and how can a better understanding of it equip us to face the future? Through the stories of the people and the moments that changed history, Peckham reveals how fear and panic made us who we are.
This book title, Fear (An Alternative History of The World), ISBN: 9781788167253, by Robert Peckham, published by IPS - Profile Books (September 3, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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