The Navigation of Feeling: A Framework for the History of Emotions

Author/Contributor(s):	Reddy, William M
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	09/10/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The Navigation of Feeling critiques recent psychological and anthropological research on emotions. William M. Reddy offers a new theory of emotions and historical change, drawing on research from many academic disciplines. This new theory makes it possible to see how emotions change over time, how emotions have a very important impact on the shape of history, and how different social orders either facilitate emotional life or make it more difficult. This theory is fully explored in a case study of the French Revolution.