Civilizing Emotions Eih C

by Margrit Pernau, Jan Ifversen, Angelika C Messner, et al.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the vocabulary of civility and civilization is very much at the forefront of political debate. Most of these debates proceed as if the meaning of these words were self-evident. This is where Civilizing Emotions intervenes, tracing the history of the concepts of civility and civilization and thus adding a level of self-reflexivity to the present debates. Unlike previous histories, Civilizing Emotions takes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198745532
• ISBN13: 9780198745532
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"