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Book SynopsisModernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: On the Origin, Dynamics and Uses of Fear 1
1 Dread of Death 22
2 Fear and Evil 54
3 Horror of the Unmanageable 72
4 Terrors of the Global 96
5 Setting Fears Afl oat 129
6 Thought against Fear (or, an inconclusive conclusion for those who may ask what might be done) 160
Notes 178
Index 186
