ENGLISH

Emotions in History: Lost and Found

By Ute Frevert

Book information

Publisher
Central European University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
6155053340, 9786155053344
LCC
BF531 .F74 2011
Google Books ID
WFaMZwEACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL24906918M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1431823 bytes)
Edition
first
Pages
261\261
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Coming to terms with emotions and how they influence human behaviour, seems to be of the utmost importance to societies that are obsessed with everything neuro . On the other hand, emotions have become an object of constant individual and social manipulation since emotional intelligence emerged as a buzzword of our times. Reflecting on this burgeoning interest in human emotions makes one think of how this interest developed and what fuelled it. From a historian s point of view, it can be traced back to classical antiquity. But it has undergone shifts and changes which can in turn shed light on social concepts of the self and its relation to other human beings (and nature). This book focuses on the historicity of emotions and explore the processes that brought them to the fore of public interest and debate.

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