Fear A Cultural History

Name: Fear A Cultural History
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ISBN: 9781593761547

ISBN-10: 1593761546

ISBN-13: 9781593761547

Edition: 2006

Authors: Joanna Bourke

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"Fear -- the word, itself, conjures the appropriate response. With a dark cacophony of associations like fright, dread, horror, panic, alarm, anxiety, and terror, fear is universally understood as one of the most basic and powerful of human emotions, obtaining a nearly palpable and overwhelming substance in today's world. In this remarkable, groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian Joanna Bourke covers the landscape of fear over the past two hundred years: From the 19th century dread of being buried alive -- a subject dear to the heart of Edgar Allen Poe -- to the current worry over being able to die when one chooses; from the diagnoses of phobias and anxieties produced by psychotherapists…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Publication date: 4/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.49" tall
Weight: 1.606



Preface


Introduction: Fear


Afterword to the Introduction: The Face of Fear



Worlds of Doom


Introduction



Death



Disasters



Emotionology



Spheres of Uncertainty


Introduction



The Child



Nightmares



Phobias



Psychohistory



Whorls of Irrationality


Introduction



Social Hysteria



Fear versus Anxiety



Zones of Confrontation


Introduction



Combat



Civilians Under Attack



Nuclear Threats



Narrativity



Realms of Anxiety


Introduction



The Body



Strangers



Aesthesiology


Conclusion: Terror


Notes


Bibliography


Index