Fear: A Cultural History

by Joanna Bourke

Book Overview

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 groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian and prize-winning author Joanna Bourke covers the landscape of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593761546
• ISBN13: 9781593761547
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"