Fear: An Alternative History of the World

by Robert Peckham

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788167236
• ISBN13: 9781788167239
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"