The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher
The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret ThatcherHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Thomas Dixon is a historian of emotions, philosophy, science, and religion at Queen Mary, University of London, where he directs the Centre for the History of the Emotions. A regular contributor to radio and television programmes as an academic consultant, interviewee, and presenter, he was the consultant for Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip: An Emotional History of Britain, a three-part BBC Two series in 2012. The author of several books and numerous articles on the history of ideas, in 2008 he was awarded the Dingle Prize (for the best book on the history of science accessible to a wide readership) for his Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, also published by Oxford University Press.
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Introduction: I Am a Rock PART I: PIETY 1: Looking for Margery 2: Marie Magdalen's Funeral Teares 3: Titus Andronicus: Ha, Ha, Ha! 4: The Actor, the Witch, and the Puritan PART II: ENTHUSIASM 5: Stop, Gabriel! 6: Four Hundred Pounds to Cry 7: The Man of Feeling 8: The French Revolution PART III: PATHOS 9: The Sanity of George III 10: Strange Blessing on the Nation 11: Little Nell Without Laughing 12: Damp Justice PART IV: RESTRAINT 13: Old Ladies and Other Animals 14: The 'If' Upper Lip 15: Patriotism is Not Enough 16: Thank-You for Coming Back to Me PART V: FEELINGS 17: Grief Observed 18: Ha'way the Lads! 19: The Thatcher Tears 20: Sensibility Regained Conclusion: I Am the Sea Notes Index
Introduction: I Am a Rock PART I: PIETY 1: Looking for Margery 2: Marie Magdalen's Funeral Teares 3: Titus Andronicus: Ha, Ha, Ha! 4: The Actor, the Witch, and the Puritan PART II: ENTHUSIASM 5: Stop, Gabriel! 6: Four Hundred Pounds to Cry 7: The Man of Feeling 8: The French Revolution PART III: PATHOS 9: The Sanity of George III 10: Strange Blessing on the Nation 11: Little Nell Without Laughing 12: Damp Justice PART IV: RESTRAINT 13: Old Ladies and Other Animals 14: The 'If' Upper Lip 15: Patriotism is Not Enough 16: Thank-You for Coming Back to Me PART V: FEELINGS 17: Grief Observed 18: Ha'way the Lads! 19: The Thatcher Tears 20: Sensibility Regained Conclusion: I Am the Sea Notes Index
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