The Book of Phobias and Manias

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Ever been struck dumb when speaking in public? You might be suffering from glossophobia. Do your book-buying habits verge on bibliomania? Do you recoil in arachnophobic horror at the sight of a spider - or twitch with nomophobia when you misplace your mobile phone?

Our fears and compulsions often feel like part of our deepest selves - yet they're bound up in the currents of the world around us. This thrilling compendium of 99 phobias and manias, rare and familiar, delves into the obsessions that shape us all. Award-winning author Kate Summerscale takes us from the Middle Ages to the present day, using rich and riveting case studies to trace the links between the private and the public, the personal and the political.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781788162814
Published: October 2022

Number of pages: 256
Width: 138 mm
Height: 216 mm
Depth: 22 mm

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd