Time, Desire and Horror: Towards a History of the Senses

by Alain Corbin

Alain Corbin is one of the foremost social and cultural historians in Europe today. In this elegant and lucid study he argues that the 1860s were a crucial period for western civilization, characterized by radical changes in the way Europeans viewed themselves and their world.Focusing on France, Corbin shows how order was imposed on the urban space of its capital city, with the creation of great boulevards, airy apartment buildings, parks, lights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745611311
• ISBN13: 9780745611310
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"