Loneliness in World History

This book takes a thematic approach to questions of how to define emotion and loneliness, breaking down loneliness into a range of different dimensions--estrangement, longing, homesickness, isolation--and considers how these phenomena appear across a range of global contexts.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Belonging, Estrangement and the Communal Self 3. Loss and Longing 4. Physiologies 5. Space, Place and Time 6. Technologies 7. Solitude and Creativity 8. Conclusion

About the author

Katie Barclay is ARC Future Fellow and Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University, Sydney. She writes widely on the history of emotions, gender and family life.

Summary

This book takes a thematic approach to questions of how to define emotion and loneliness, breaking down loneliness into a range of different dimensions—estrangement, longing, homesickness, isolation—and considers how these phenomena appear across a range of global contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Katie Barclay, Katie (University of Adelaide Barclay, Barclay Katie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032329727
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232972-7
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Themes in World History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Social and cultural history, General and world history, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards