Fear: An Alternative History of the World

by Robert Peckham

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 - 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 the Black Death in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788167252
• ISBN13: 9781788167253
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.6"