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Synopsis
'There is much that is fascinating here. Long-established experiments and conclusions are rubbished and reinterpreted, long-established assumptions and beliefs about emotions are soundly trounced, and generally a good going-over is delivered to the whole field... it is such a blockbuster that one can only reel backwards and tell anyone studying the subject that they would be crazy not to get it' - Self & Society
This fascinating book overviews the psychology of the emotions in its broadest sense, tracing historical, social, cultural and biological themes and analyses. The contributors - some of the leading figures in the field - produce a new theoretical synthesis by drawing together these strands.
Booknews
A class text for psychology students synthesizing recent thought on human emotions in a number of disciplines. Expands the perspective of Harr<'e>'s 1986 "The Social Construction of Emotions" by combining 13 original and reprinted reviews, interspersed with seven vignettes. They represent a wide range of techniques, including analytical philosophy, descriptive linguistics, historical and cultural comparisons of public practices, and neurophysiological studies of the brain. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.