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Fear

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It’s been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces – perhaps the driving force – of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. In ‘Fear’, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fear in history, as both a coercive tool of power and as a catalyst for social change.

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‘Extraordinary’ Ai Weiwei’Brilliant’ Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force – perhaps the driving force – of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change. Here, Robert Peckham traces its transformative role over a millennium, from fears of famine and war to anxieties over God, disease, technology and financial crises.In a landmark global history that ranges from the Black Death to the terror of the French Revolution, the AIDS pandemic to climate change, Peckham reveals how fear made us who we are, and how understanding it can equip us to face the future.

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Weight 0.36 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

448

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

909 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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