Fear

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'Extraordinary' Ai Weiwei'Brilliant' Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force - perhaps the driving force - of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change. Here, Robert Peckham traces its transformative role over a millennium, from fears of famine and war to anxieties over God, disease, technology and financial crises.In a landmark global history that ranges from the Black Death to the terror of the French Revolution, the AIDS pandemic to climate change, Peckham reveals how fear made us who we are, and how understanding it can equip us to face the future.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781788167253
Published: September 2024

Number of pages: 448
Width: 128 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 30 mm

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd