Fear An Alternative History of the World

''Extraordinary'' Ai Weiwei 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 the fourteenth century, Peckham traces a shadow history of the world through fear, from the French Revolution and the social movements of the nineteenth century to modern market crashes, Cold War paranoia and the AIDS pandemic, and into a digital culture increasingly marked by uniquely twenty-first-century fears. What did fear mean to us in the past, and how can a better understanding of it equip us to face the future? Through the stories of the people and the moments that changed history, Peckham reveals how fear and panic made us who we are.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: ROBERT PECKHAM, Robert Peckham, Peckham Robert
• Verlag: Profile Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2024
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges
• EAN: 9781788167253
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-725-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 448
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 12.8 x 19.6 x 3 cm
• Themen: European History, 1848, Social Change, General and world history, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Revolutions, Future Technology, climate change books, social history; history of pandemics; plague books; climate change books; European history; revolutions; 1848; social change; future technology; history of wars, history of pandemics, history of wars, plague books