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Fear An Alternative History of the World

Hardcover • 2023 • English

Fear An Alternative History of the World

By Robert Peckham

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About the book

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: 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 t...Show more

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9781788167239

Publisher

Profile Books

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Fear An Alternative History of the World

Format

Hardcover

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