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The Book of Phobias and Manias
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Kate Summerscale's The Book of Phobias and Manias examines a vast range of specific fears and fixations through historical case studies and cultural analysis.
The book traces how anxieties have been named, classified and treated across different eras and how cultural change reshapes what societies fear.
Summerscale combines archival research with engaging storytelling to illustrate both well-known and obscure phobias and manias.
She explores psychological, medical and social frameworks for understanding these conditions, showing how taxonomy itself can be a response to cultural uncertainty.
The result is an accessible, anecdote-rich guide to the shifting landscape of human fear.
The book traces how anxieties have been named, classified and treated across different eras and how cultural change reshapes what societies fear.
Summerscale combines archival research with engaging storytelling to illustrate both well-known and obscure phobias and manias.
She explores psychological, medical and social frameworks for understanding these conditions, showing how taxonomy itself can be a response to cultural uncertainty.
The result is an accessible, anecdote-rich guide to the shifting landscape of human fear.
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Matthew Sweet
Kate Summerscale
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Agoraphobia
