Doing emotions history / edited by Susan J. Matt and Peter N. Stearns.

Contributor(s): Matt, Susan J. (Susan Jipson), 1967- | Stearns, Peter N [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: History of emotion seriesPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]Copyright date: 2014Description: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780252095320Subject(s): Emotions -- Sociological aspects | Emotions -- Social aspects -- History | EthnopsychologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Doing emotions history.DDC classification: 152.4 LOC classification: HM1033 | .D65 2014Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
part I. Basic issues : assessing change -- part II. Regional analysis -- part III. Probing specific emotions -- part IV. Emotions in society.
Summary: "How do emotions change over time? When is hate honorable? What happens when "love" is translated into different languages? Such questions are now being addressed by historians who trace how emotions have been expressed and understood in different cultures throughout history. Doing Emotions History explores the history of feelings such as love, joy, grief, nostalgia as well as a wide range of others, bringing together the latest and most innovative scholarship on the history of the emotions. Spanning the globe from Asia and Europe to North America, the book provides a crucial overview of this emerging discipline. An international group of scholars reviews the field's current status and variations, addresses many of its central debates, provides models and methods, and proposes an array of possibilities for future research. Emphasizing the field's intersections with anthropology, psychology, sociology, neuroscience, data-mining, and popular culture, this groundbreaking volume demonstrates the affecting potential of doing emotions history. Contributors are John Corrigan, Pam Epstein, Nicole Eustace, Norman Kutcher, Brent Malin, Susan Matt, Darrin McMahon, Peter N. Stearns, and Mark Steinberg. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

part I. Basic issues : assessing change -- part II. Regional analysis -- part III. Probing specific emotions -- part IV. Emotions in society.

"How do emotions change over time? When is hate honorable? What happens when "love" is translated into different languages? Such questions are now being addressed by historians who trace how emotions have been expressed and understood in different cultures throughout history. Doing Emotions History explores the history of feelings such as love, joy, grief, nostalgia as well as a wide range of others, bringing together the latest and most innovative scholarship on the history of the emotions. Spanning the globe from Asia and Europe to North America, the book provides a crucial overview of this emerging discipline. An international group of scholars reviews the field's current status and variations, addresses many of its central debates, provides models and methods, and proposes an array of possibilities for future research. Emphasizing the field's intersections with anthropology, psychology, sociology, neuroscience, data-mining, and popular culture, this groundbreaking volume demonstrates the affecting potential of doing emotions history. Contributors are John Corrigan, Pam Epstein, Nicole Eustace, Norman Kutcher, Brent Malin, Susan Matt, Darrin McMahon, Peter N. Stearns, and Mark Steinberg. "-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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