Stranger danger? Xenophobia’s unexpected history

<p>Psychiatrist and historian George Makari speaks to Jon Bauckham about the origins of the term “xenophobia”, and the ways in which western thinkers have interpreted people’s fear of strangers, from the 19th century to the present day.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) George Makari is the author of<em>&nbsp;Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia</em>&nbsp;(Yale University Press, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Strangers-History-Xenophobia/dp/0300259735/ref=asc_df_0300259735/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=534924812094&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=12591081103742328032&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=1006715&amp;hvtargid=pla-1420993758651&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Strangers-History-Xenophobia/dp/0300259735/ref=asc_df_0300259735/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=534924812094&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=12591081103742328032&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=1006715&amp;hvtargid=pla-1420993758651&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>