Fear of the Future from Prehistory to Climate Change
Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
ISBN: 978-3-031-59411-3
Verlag: Springer
This book places the contemporary fear of climate change in historical perspective, showing that throughout human history the dominant perspective on the future has been one of fear. Across a broad historical sweep, the book describes the varied means employed to predict and control the future: magic, religion, science, and technology. traces fear of the future from prehistory to the present, culminating in the contemporary fear of imminent climate change catastrophe. Consideration is also given to hope in a more positive future, revealing that visions of the future have often been a mingling of fear and hope.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- 2. Future-Shaping: Traditional Cultures.- 3. Ancient Future Fear.- 4. Apocalypse: Post-Classical Culture and Renaissance.- 5. Science Builds the Future: Enlightenment to Nineteenth Century.- 6. Techno-Future: Twentieth Century: 1900-1950.- 7. New Forms of Fear: 1950-2000.- 8. The New Apocalypse: Twenty-First Century.
