The History of Emotions
A Very Short Introduction

As an introduction to the history of emotions this book does not disappoint. It is extremely well written and succinct. But also it manages to present the subject as very fascinating. It is also an important, relatively unusual perspective on history and even maybe psychology. This is not really a p......more

Excellent read in Emotions This is my fourth book in this series. N I simply loved this history of emotions. Emotions is one important topic in psychology and Organisational behaviour. The book is fascinating. It goes to William James (considered a father of modern psychology) foundational essay on e......more

I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to get with this book. I figured there was a good chance that what I might get is a discussion of history through emotion -- i.e. looking at world events as influenced by emotional experience. However, I believe the book was aptly named as it did explore the c......more

I kind of read this for work because I’m dipping my toe into affect theory, but I was impressed by the accessibility of this witty, wide-ranging history of emotions, which does what it says on the tin in a very invigorating way. The examples are chosen boldly across the centuries and extend to the p......more

Really enjoyed this book and learned a lot about emotions and history. Takeaways for me were 1) the idea that emotions consist of a bodily sensation and the interpretation of it (e.g. cultural influence), 2) the idea that people in the past must have had an incredibly different experience of the wor......more