Facing fear : the history of an emotion in global perspective / edited by Michael Laffan and Max Weiss.

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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Online Access:	Electronic book from JSTOR
Other Authors:	Laffan, Michael Francis, 1969- (Editor) Weiss, Max, 1977- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Fear > Social aspects > History. Fear > Political aspects > History. History, Modern. World politics. Emotions. Fear. Politics, Practical.