Jane W. Davidson: A Cultural History of the Emotions in the Modern and Post-Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) [2022] paperback ZSCFI Across the still

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Jane W. Davidson: A Cultural History of the Emotions in the Modern and Post-Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) [2022] paperback ZSCFI Across the stillThe 20th century, with revolutionary and rapid developments in travel, communications and computerised technologies, offered new and seemingly limitless horizons which accompanied and amplified distinctive experiences of emotions. The birth of psychology and psychiatry revealed the importance of emotional life and that individuals could have control over their behaviour. Traditional religion was challenged and alternative forms of spiritualism