Facing Fear : The History of an Emotion in Global Perspective /

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Fear is ubiquitous but slippery. It has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity. In these times of insti...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Weiss, Max, 1977- (Editor), Laffan, Michael Francis, 1969- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Angst
Geschichtswissenschaft
Gefühl
World politics.
History, Modern.
Fear > Social aspects.
Fear > Political aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
politics.
fear.
emotion.
Politique.
Peur.
Émotions.
Politique mondiale.
Histoire moderne et contemporaine.
Peur > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Peur > Aspect social > Histoire.
Politics
Fear
Emotions
Politics, Practical.
Fear.
Emotions.
Fear > Political aspects > History.
Fear > Social aspects > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Fear is ubiquitous but slippery. It has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity. In these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, Facing Fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the past.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400845248

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