{"product_id":"gothic-precarity-timothy-rideout-9781837722822","title":"Gothic Precarity: Fear and Anxiety in Twenty-First-Century Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom economic ruin to climate catastrophe--how the Gothic has become the literature of our precarious age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether political, economic, or existential, precarity has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. As traditional structures of security unravel, the Gothic has resurged as the perfect literary mode to explore this collective unease.\u003ci\u003e Gothic Precarity\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind to examine the intersection of Gothic fiction and precarity. Timothy Rideout masterfully examines how contemporary writers use elements of the uncanny and the monstrous to engage with the anxieties of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book explores how modern Gothic narratives tackle displacement, instability, and systemic violence--whether through vampires as symbols of ruthless capitalism in Mexico City or a spectral migrant trapped between worlds of political oppression. Through an exploration of works set in post-war Baghdad, climate-ravaged North America, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eGothic Precarity\u003c\/i\u003e displays how today's Gothic fiction gives form to the fears shaping our precarious world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Rideout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 183772282X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837722822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wales Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Timothy Rideout","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927913255167,"sku":"9781837722822","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb6fcf08-d7e7-4973-a54b-653a9fc15f09.jpg?v=1749373358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gothic-precarity-timothy-rideout-9781837722822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}