Nostalgia - A History of a Dangerous Emotion

''Absorbing'' - The Guardian ''Illuminating'' - Vogue In Nostalgia , historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions to explore the evolution of nostalgia from seventeenth-century Switzerland (when it was held to be an illness that could, quite literally, kill you) to the present day (when it is co-opted by advertising agencies and politicians alike to sell us goods and policies). It is a fascinating, compelling story of a social and political emotion, vulnerable to misuse, and one that reflects the anxieties of the age. It is also a clear-eyed analysis of what we are doing now, how we feel about it and what we might want to change about the world we live in. ''Arnold-Forster belongs to that valuable non-jargon-spouting breed of academic who is capable of explaining complex ideas in simple language.'' - The Times

Product details

• Authors: Agnes Arnold-Forster
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9781529091397
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-9139-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, British & Irish history, Politics and government, Gender studies: women, General and world history, Gender studies: women and girls, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Nostalgia: general, Slavery and abolition of slavery