This is an auction for APOCALYPSES by Eugen Weber.

Subtitled "Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages".

“Eugen Weber, in a humane, witty and ironic trot through history, argues convincingly that belief in the approaching end of time after a final battle between good and evil has permeated Western civilization since before the birth of Christ.”

• New York Times Book Review

"“From ancient and pre-Christian times to the present day, humankind has had an unshakeable belief that the end of time is at hand. When the end doesn't arrive, the event is postponed and eventually forgotten with something like a 'religious amnesia'. Weber has an excellent grasp of his subject, an accessible style, and an understated sense of humour."

• Booklist (US)

“Writing with curiosity and empathy about such varied topics as Halley's comet and Y2K survivalism, Weber turns up intriguing facts. He fittingly describes his work as a travel book, recording a journey through the ages."

• Publishers Weekly (US)

Amazon.com review:

"Beginning with the ancients of the West and the Orient and, especially, with those from whom we received our religions, the Jews and earliest Christians, Weber finds that an omnipresent belief in the end of time, when good would do final battle with evil. Apocalyptic beliefs inspired Crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. In the new world, American abolitionists, critical to the movement to end slavery, believed in a final reckoning. The 19th and 20th centuries' apocalyptic movements veered toward a lunatic fringe."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eugen Weber Is Professor of Modern European History, Emeritus, at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Hardback 1999.

294 pages.

Ex library, but still good condition.

The cost of shipping is $6.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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