Emotions in history
Subtitle: lost and found
By: Ute Frevert
Series: The Natalie Zemon Davis annual lecture series at Central European University, Budapest
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9786155053344
Subjects: Emotions; History
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. -- Book Description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.