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Culture Of Fear Revisited by Furedi Frank
$39.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Argues that the greater danger in our culture is the tendency to fear achievements representing a more constructive side of humanity. This work relates the author's thinking on the sociology of fear to the thought of earlier thinkers such as Darwin and Fred and to the sociological tradition of Durkheim, ...Show more
Culture of Fear by Frank Furedi
$26.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Continuum Compact S.
Fear has become a part of life. But compared to the past, or the developing world, people in contemporary societies enjoy an unprecedented level of personal saftey. This title argues the greater danger in our culture is the tendency to fear achievements representing a constructive side of humanity.
First World War: Still No End in Sight by Frank Furedi
$35.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
That the conflicts unleashed by Great War did not end in 1918 is well known. World War II and the Cold War clearly constitute key moments in the drama that began in August 1914. This book argues that the battle of ideas which crystallised during the course of the Great War continue to the present. It cl ...Show more
How Fear Works by Frank Furedi
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book calledCulture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. InHow Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes: why has fear acquired such a morally ...Show more
How Fear Works - Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century by Frank Furedi
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. In How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes- why has fear acquired such a moral ...Show more
Invitation to Terror : The Expanding Empire of the Unknown by Frank Furedi
$36.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Politics of Fear : Beyond Left and Right by Frank Furedi
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
The terms "left" and "right" pervade all our discussions of politics. But, argues Frank Furedi, these terms have lost their meaning - and in fact are often used to mean the opposite of what they once meant. For a grown-up politics we need to replace these terms with a less simplistic language. In this b ...Show more
Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone? Confronting 21st Century philistinism by Frank Furedi
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
The intellectual is an endangered species. In place of such figures as Bertrand Russell, Raymond Williams or Hannah Arendt - people with genuine learning, breadth of vision and a concern for public issues - we now have only facile pundits, think-tank apologists, and spin doctors. In the age of the knowl ...Show more
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