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The History of Emotions
ISBN: 9780198818298
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The History of Emotions (Psychology)
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9780198818298 (10-digit ISBN: 0198818297)
- Key Features
- Series Description
- Table of Contents
- Sheds new light on emotions in the present by tracing their ancestries in the past
- Explains key concepts in conversation with other disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, political thought, gender studies, and affect theory
- Covers philosophical theories of passions and emotions from Ancient Greece and China to the present
- Original historical perspectives on a range of key feelings, including sorrow, terror, happiness, rage, revenge, friendship, and love
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1: The pulse of the past
2: A map of woe
3: From passions to emojis
4: Terror and the pursuit of happiness
5: All the rages
6: Looking for love
References and further reading
Index
Key Features
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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