Publisher Description

This student guide introduces the key concepts, theories and approaches to the history of emotions while teaching readers how to apply these ideas to historical source material. Covering the main emotions approaches and providing a range of global case studies and historical sources with which to apply learning, this textbook provides a 'how to' guide for those new to the field and for those learning how historians apply methods to source material.Written in clear and accessible language, each chapter is accompanied by further reading, while surveying many of the main areas of current research and providing ideas for personal research projects and further learning. This methodological guide is ideal for students taking modules on the History of Emotions, or for students on general Historical Skills modules.

Author Biography

Katie Barclay is Deputy-Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in the History of Emotions, and Associate Professor in History at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She is the author of Love, Intimacy and Power: Marriage and Patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 (2011), Men on Trial: Performing Emotion, Identity and Embodiment in Ireland, 1800-1845 (2019), and numerous articles and book chapters on emotions, gender and family life. With Andrew Lynch and Giovanni Tarantino, she edits Emotions: History, Culture, Society.

Table of Contents

1. The history of emotions: an introduction2. Emotion words3. Styles4. Communities5. Regimes6. Practices and performances7. Space and place8. Going further.

Feature

Offers students a 'how to' guide for applying history of emotions methods to a source Lucidly explains the key concepts, theories and approaches for those new to the field Provides case studies and sources to allow students to apply their learning Written by a leading expert in the field, based at a world-leading centre for the history of emotions

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