The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction

by Thomas Dixon

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate and private and yet gain their substance and significance only from interpersonal and social frameworks. And just as our emotions in any given moment display this complex structure,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198818297
• ISBN13: 9780198818298
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.5" x 6.5"