Nostalgia : A History of a Dangerous Emotion
Nostalgia : A History of a Dangerous Emotion
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 20/03/2025,
Pagination: 272 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Picador,
Published By: PAN MACMILLAN ,
Book Classification: General & world history,
Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 19
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781529091397
A dazzling history of a dangerous emotion, by acclaimed historian Agnes Arnold-Forster.
'Absorbing' - The Guardian'Illuminating' - Vogue'Fascinating' - Pandora Sykes'Juicy' - nb.
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.
‘Beautifully compact, wide-ranging and enjoyable’ - TLS
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