03327nam a22005895i 4500 978-3-031-59412-0 DE-He213 20251030112631.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240716s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031594120 978-3-031-59412-0 10.1007/978-3-031-59412-0 doi GF13-13.3 HB bicssc HIS000000 bisacsh NH thema Potts, John. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 80663 Future Fear [electronic resource] : Fear of the Future from Prehistory to Climate Change / by John Potts. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XII, 229 p. 26 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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. 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. 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. Human ecology History. 65218 History, Modern. 70351 Science History. 65232 Technology. 58482 History. Human geography. 58506 Communication in the environmental sciences. 58177 Environmental History. 66986 Modern History. 70352 History of Science. 66101 History of Technology. 66100 Human Geography. 58506 Environmental Communication. 66985 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031594113 Printed edition: 9783031594137 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59412-0 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 61643 61643