John Feather. A History of British Publishing. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. 2nd edition. Most of my primary sources, so far, are books; this will help me understand the economics and the ideologies of the book publishing industry.
Corey Robin. Fear: The History of a Political Idea. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. On the political uses of fear, from an American perspective. I like the titles of the first three chapters: "Fear", "Terror", "Anxiety".
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Jeremy Boggs
I too just bought the Corey Robin book. I'm also looking forward to reading Joanna Bourke's Fear: A Cultural History.
Brett Holman
Post authorI liked Bourke's book, lots of interesting examples in it. Robin's take on the subject seems more general and theoretical, perhaps, than Bourke's, so they will probably complement each other nicely.