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The worm at the core : on the role of death in life

by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski

Based on twenty-five years of research, this book examines how the unconscious fear of death shapes human behaviour and culture. It introduces terror management theory to explain how this subconscious anxiety influences both individual actions and global conflicts.

Accession 11840 ISBN 9781400067473 Publisher Random House
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