Peter N. Stearns (George Mason University)

Happiness in World History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Happiness in World History traces ideas and experiences of happiness from early stages in human history, to the maturation of agricultural societies and their religious and philosophical systems, to the changes and diversities in the approach to happiness in the modern societies that began to emerge in the 18th century.

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Produktdetails

• Themes in World History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780367561031
• ISBN-10: 0367561034
• Artikelnr.: 60354337

Autorenporträt

Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University, USA. He has written widely both in world history and in the growing field of the history of emotions, and regularly teaches courses in both areas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Psychological Basics PART I: THE AGRICULTURAL AGE 3.
Early Agricultural Society 4. From the Philosophers: Happiness in the
Classical Period 5. From the Great Religions: Happiness - and Hope? 6.
Popular Pleasures PART II: THE HAPPINESS REVOLUTION, 1700-1900 7. The
Happiness Revolution in the West 8. The Expansion of Happiness? The New
Expectations Encounter Industrial Society 9. Global Developments in the
18th and 19th Centuries PART III: HAPPINESS IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY
10. Disputed Happiness, 1920-1945 11. Communist Happiness 12. Comparing
Happiness in Contemporary Societies 13. Western Society in Contemporary
History: Even Happier? 14. Happiness Goes Global 15. Conclusion