The Routledge history of happiness / edited by Katie Barclay, Darrin M. McMahon, and Peter N. Stearns.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

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Katie Barclay is Head of Historical and Classical Studies and Co-Director of the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender, University of Adelaide. She writes widely on the history of emotions, gender and family life. Her recent publications include Caritas: Neighbourly Love and the Early Modern Self (2021) and with Leanne Downing, Emotions, Memes and the Making of History (2023). Darrin M. McMahon is the David W. Little Class of 1944 Professor and Chair of the Department History at Dartmouth College and the author or editor of eight books, including Happiness: A History (2006), History and Human Flourishing (2023), and most recently, Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea (2023). Peter N. Stearns is a Distinguished University Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely about the history of emotion and a variety of topics in world history, including a short book on Happiness in World History (2021). With a colleague, he is currently completing a history of contemporary American childhood.

"Unmatched in originality, breadth, and scope, The Routledge History of Happiness features chapters that explore the history, anthropology, and psychology of happiness across the globe. The Routledge History of Happiness is of great use to all undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the global history of emotions"-- Provided by publisher.

Print version: Routledge history of happiness New York, NY : Routledge, 2024

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August 08, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.