{"product_id":"9781529091397-nostalgia-a-history-of-a-dangerous-emotion","title":"Nostalgia","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of a Dangerous Emotion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling history of a dangerous emotion, by acclaimed historian Agnes Arnold-Forster. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling history of a dangerous emotion, by acclaimed historian Agnes Arnold-Forster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absorbing' - \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating' - \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eFascinating' - Pandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003e'Juicy' - \u003ci\u003enb.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNostalgia\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions to explore the evolution of nostalgia from seventeenth-century Switzerland (when it was held to be an illness that could, quite literally, kill you) to the present day (when it is co-opted by advertising agencies and politicians alike to sell us goods and policies).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a fascinating, compelling story of a social and political emotion, vulnerable to misuse, and one that reflects the anxieties of the age. It is also a clear-eyed analysis of what we are doing now, how we feel about it and what we might want to change about the world we live in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Beautifully compact, wide-ranging and enjoyable’ - \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41609232154721,"sku":"9781529091397","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33615014_6383bff3-7654-4591-b10e-a98518195599.jpg?v=1744275009","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529091397-nostalgia-a-history-of-a-dangerous-emotion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}