It's the end of the world : but what are we really afraid of? /

It's the end of the world : but what are we really afraid of? /

Are we doomed? Is an Almighty Power or an earth-shattering meteor waiting for us just around the corner? Probably not. So why are we so obsessed with imagining our own demise? And what does that say about us as a species? In this thought-provoking book, acclaimed critic Adam Roberts explores our man...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roberts, Adam, Roberts, Adam (Adam Charles) (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Elliott & Thompson, 2020
Subjects:
Apocalyptic films > ^A3385383
Apocalyptic films
End of the world in literature > ^A1014386
End of the world in literature
End of the world > ^A1014383
End of the world > Social aspects
End of the world
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the end is nigh
  • Escaping the wrath of the Gods : religious doomsday
  • A swarm of undead : the zombie apocalypse
  • Bring out your dead : world-ending plagues
  • The age of the machine : technology unleashed
  • Heat deaths and eternal returns : the end of the Universe
  • The world on fire : climate armageddon
  • Epilogue: the end is never

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