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On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen T. AsmaPublish date:2009-10-14Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195336160ISBN-10:019533616XUPC:9780195336160Book Category:Social Science, Psychology, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Social Psychology, MetaphysicsSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCEX9R1BQG

On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

Hailed as "a feast" (Washington Post) and "a modern-day bestiary" (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the future. Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great, the monsters come fast and furious--Behemoth and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195336160ISBN-10:019533616XUPC:9780195336160Book Category:Social Science, Psychology, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Social Psychology, MetaphysicsSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCEX9R1BQG
Stephen T. Asma is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, where he holds the title of Distinguished Scholar.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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