{"product_id":"9781529091397","title":"Nostalgia : A History of a Dangerous Emotion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Arnold-Forster, Agnes \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral \u0026amp; world history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 March 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 19 | 218g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling history of a dangerous emotion, by acclaimed historian Agnes Arnold-Forster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absorbing' - The Guardian'Illuminating' - Vogue'Fascinating' - Pandora Sykes'Juicy' - nb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Nostalgia, 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Beautifully compact, wide-ranging and enjoyable’ - TLS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49877621014864,"sku":"9781529091397","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781529091397_50d17864-9061-4bc8-9e07-1cd286fd4c75.jpg?v=1765990916","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529091397","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}