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  • Fear

    An Alternative History of the World

    'Extraordinary' Ai Weiwei'Brilliant' Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force - perhaps the driving force - of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change. Here, Robert Peckham traces its transformative role over a millennium, from fears of famine and war to anxieties over God, disease, technology and financial crises.In a landmark global history that ranges ... Read more

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  • Disease and Crime

    A History of Social Pathologies and the New Politics of Health

    Edited by Robert Peckham ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
    Disease and crime are increasingly conflated in the contemporary world. News reports proclaim "epidemics" of crime, while politicians denounce terrorism as a lethal pathological threat. Recent years have even witnessed the development of a new subfield, "epidemiological criminology," which merges public health with criminal justice to provide analytical tools for criminal justice practitioners and ... Read more

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  • Epidemics in Modern Asia

    Series series New Approaches to Asian History
    Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, ... Read more

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    Fear

    An Alternative History of the World

    Narrated by Callum Coates ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 45 min

    It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. In Fear: An Alternative History of theWorld, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fear ... Read more

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