The Book of Phobias and Manias : A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

Author: Summerscale, Kate

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Published on 12 October 2023 by Profile Books Ltd (Wellcome Collection) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 256 pages, b&w integrated
128 x 198 x 18 | 200g

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAILA WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK Plunge into this rich and thought-provoking A-Z compendium to discover how our fixations have taken shape, from the Middle Ages to the present day, as bestselling author Kate Summerscale deftly traces the threads between the past and present, the psychological and social, the personal and the political.

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