02957nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001400153072001500167072002300182072001400205100007400219245011300293250001800406264007900424300006400503336002600567337002600593338003600619347002400655505034800679520092401027650002801951650002101979650002202000650001602022650001302038650002102051650004902072650002702121650002002148650002402168650002702192650002102219650003302240710003402273773002602307776003602333776003602369856004602405978-3-031-59412-0DE-He21320251030112631.0cr nn 008mamaa240716s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315941207 a10.1007/978-3-031-59412-02doi 4aGF13-13.3 7aHB2bicssc 7aHIS0000002bisacsh 7aNH2thema1 aPotts, John.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aFuture Fearh[electronic resource] :bFear of the Future from Prehistory to Climate Change /cby John Potts.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXII, 229 p. 26 illus., 6 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 a1. 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.  aThis 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. Future Fear 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. John Potts is Professor of Media and Director of the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University, Australia. He has published widely in media studies, digital and networked culture, cultural history, intellectual history, and art history. He is the author or editor of thirteen books. 0aHuman ecologyxHistory. 0aHistory, Modern. 0aSciencexHistory. 0aTechnology. 0aHistory. 0aHuman geography. 0aCommunication in the environmental sciences.14aEnvironmental History.24aModern History.24aHistory of Science.24aHistory of Technology.24aHuman Geography.24aEnvironmental Communication.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303159411308iPrinted edition:z978303159413740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59412-0