Talk of Love: How Culture Matters

by Ann Swidler

Book Overview

Talk of love surrounds us, and romance is a constant concern of popular culture. Ann Swidler's "Talk of Love" is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how that culture of love shapes their expectations and behavior in the process. To this end, Swidler conducted extensive interviews with Middle Americans and wound up offering us something more than an insightful exploration of love: "Talk of Love"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226786900
• ISBN13: 9780226786902
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"