Fear: A Cultural History

by Joanna Bourke

Book Overview

Fear -- the word, itself, conjures the appropriate response. With a dark cacophony of associations like fright, dread, horror, panic, alarm, anxiety, and terror, fear is universally understood as one of the most basic and powerful of human emotions, obtaining a nearly palpable and overwhelming substance in today's world.

In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian and prize-winning author Joanna Bourke covers the landscape of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593761139
• ISBN13: 9781593761134
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"