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The Curious History of Love
Jean-Claude Kaufmann
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Description for The Curious History of Love
Hardback. * A best-selling sociologist presents a concise and very readable history of love * Kaufmann focuses on the question of why so many people are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
The one emotion that matters most to many people is the one about which social thinkers rarely speak - love. For many people, love is the thing that matters most in their lives: they are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. But where does this peculiar and powerful blending together of love and happiness come from, and why do we find it such a compelling idea today?
The one emotion that matters most to many people is the one about which social thinkers rarely speak - love. For many people, love is the thing that matters most in their lives: they are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. But where does this peculiar and powerful blending together of love and happiness come from, and why do we find it such a compelling idea today?
In this short book Jean-Claude Kaufmann offers a fresh account of the ... Read more
Written by one of France's leading sociologists, this highly readable book sheds new light on love and happiness and will resonate with many readers.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745651538
SKU
V9780745651538
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About Jean-Claude Kaufmann
Jean-Claude Kaufmann is Professor of Sociology at University of Paris V Sorbonne.
Reviews for The Curious History of Love
"As a commentary on the Western construction of love, the politics of love in Western society, and an analysis of modern romantic love, Kaufmann’s book has considerable value to anthropology. Plus, it is written in a jocular tone, making it amusing to read even as it opens some vistas on a taken-for-granted Western experience." Anthropology Review Database ... Read more