Boredom - A Lively History

Informationen zum Autor Peter Toohey is a professor in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Calgary. His previous books include Melancholy, Love and Time: Boundaries of the Self in Ancient Literature. He lives in Calgary, Canada. Klappentext Arguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. Zusammenfassung Arguing for the benefits of boredom! this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is! in fact! one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Toohey
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2012
• EAN: 9780300181845
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18184-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PHILOSOPHY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Psychology: emotions, Popular philosophy, Social and cultural history