{"product_id":"landscapes-of-fear-yi-fu-tuan-9780816684595","title":"Landscapes of Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo be human is to experience fear, but what is it exactly that makes us fearful? \u003ci\u003eLandscapes of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e--written immediately after his classic \u003ci\u003eSpace and Place\u003c\/i\u003e--is renowned geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's influential exploration of the spaces of fear and of how these landscapes shift during our lives and vary throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of linked essays that journey broadly across place, time, and cultures, Tuan examines the diverse manifestations and causes of fear in individuals and societies: he describes the horror created by epidemic disease and supernatural visions of witches and ghosts; violence and fear in the country and the city; fears of drought, flood, famine, and disease; and the ways in which authorities devise landscapes of terror to instill fear and subservience in their own populations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking work--now with a new preface by the author--Yi-Fu Tuan reaches back into our prehistory to discover what is universal and what is particular in our inheritance of fear. Tuan emphasizes that human fear is a constant; it causes us to draw what he calls our \"circles of safety\" and at the same time acts as a foundational impetus behind curiosity, growth, and adventure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yi-Fu Tuan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816684596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816684595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.59w x 0.66d","brand":"Yi-Fu Tuan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947333255423,"sku":"9780816684595","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6690e60a-f8fc-4b93-ba5d-0cf1799742d3.jpg?v=1681518099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/landscapes-of-fear-yi-fu-tuan-9780816684595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}