The history of emotions : an introduction

The history of emotions is one of the fastest growing fields in current historical debate, and this is the first book-length introduction to the field, synthesizing the current research, and offering direction for future study. This book is organized around the debate between social constructivist and universalist theories of emotion that has shaped most emotions research in a variety of disciplines for more than a hundred years: social constructivists believe that emotions are largely learned and subject to historical change, while universalists insist on the timelessness and pan-culturalism of emotions. In historicizing and problematizing this binary, Jan Plamper opens emotions research beyond constructivism and universalism; he also maps a vast terrain of thought about feelings in anthropology, philosophy, sociology, linguistics, art history, political science, the life sciences - from nineteenth-century experimental psychology to the latest affective neuroscience - and history, from ancient times to the present day.

Alternative title
Geschichte und Gefühl
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
ISBN
9780199668335
0199668337
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 352 Seiten
Edition
First edition.
Language
Englisch
Notes
illustrations, portraits
"First published in German as Geschichte und Gefühl : Grundlagen der Emotiongeschichte"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lizenz des Verlag Siedler, Random House, München

Keyword
Emotions.
Emotions (Philosophy)
History.
Gefühl
Geschichtswissenschaft
Psychologie
Ethnologie
Kultur

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Oxford, United Kingdom
(who)
Oxford University Press
(when)
2015
Creator
Contributor
Tribe, Keith,

Table of contents
History and emotions : an introduction -- The history of the history of emotions -- Social constructivism : anthropology -- Universalism : life sciences -- Perspectives in the history of emotions.
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