{"product_id":"fear-a-cultural-history-9781593761547","title":"Fear: A Cultural History","description":"\u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e -- 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian and prize-winning author Joanna Bourke covers the landscape of fear over the past two hundred years: From the nineteenth 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 and lovingly catalogued, to the role of popular culture and media in inciting panic and dread; from the horrors of the nuclear age to the fear of twenty-first century terrorism, \u003ci\u003eFear\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of anguish in modern times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA blend of social and cultural history with psychology, philosophy, and popular science, this astonishing book -- exhaustively researched and beautifully written -- offers strikingly original insights into the mind and worldview of the long twentieth century from one of the most brilliant scholars of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593761547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d","brand":"Joanna Bourke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968417570997,"sku":"9781593761547","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_947d0500-4205-41e1-a547-1aa6d6cf2968.jpg?v=1647957777","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fear-a-cultural-history-9781593761547","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}