Robert Peckham
@robertpeckham.bsky.social
Historian and author of 'FEAR: An Alternative History of the World' (Profile, 2023) + ‘Epidemics in Modern Asia’ (CUP, 2016). New York.
That would be brilliant, many thanks. Can’t seem to DM you, though…
June 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
That would be brilliant, many thanks. Can’t seem to DM you, though…
Thank you for this. Norman was my great-grandfather’s first cousin — and I was touched by Fanny Bateson’s efforts to locate him (his parents both died early).
June 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thank you for this. Norman was my great-grandfather’s first cousin — and I was touched by Fanny Bateson’s efforts to locate him (his parents both died early).
Excellent book, Michael, which should be more widely circulated!
May 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excellent book, Michael, which should be more widely circulated!
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This timely and erudite study by Robert Peckham explores how fear has been used to both assert & challenge authority during the last 700 years: “fear becomes a lens for reconsidering what power is & how it works”.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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September 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
This timely and erudite study by Robert Peckham explores how fear has been used to both assert & challenge authority during the last 700 years: “fear becomes a lens for reconsidering what power is & how it works”.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...