In 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). It 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.
Nostalgia
Chipping Campden Literature Festival, Politics / Current AffairsAgnes Arnold-Foster is appearing at the Chipping Campden Literature Festival on Wednesday 7th May 2025 (details here).
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Published by Picador ISBN 9781529091397 Paperback
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