Future Fear: Fear of the Future from Prehistory to Climate Change

by John Potts

This book places the contemporary fear of climate change in historical perspective, showing that throughout human history the dominant perspective on the future has been one of fear. Across a broad historical sweep, the book describes the varied means employed to predict and control the future: magic, religion, science, and technology. Future Fear traces fear of the future from prehistory to the present, culminating in the contemporary fear of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031594118
• ISBN13: 9783031594113
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"