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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This extraordinarily wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Portraits of living people and historical figures are placed alongside each other as Zeldin discusses how men and women have lost and regained hope; how they have learnt to have interesting conversations; how some have acquired an immunity to loneliness; how new forms of love and desire have been invented; how respect has become more valued than power; how the art of escaping from one's troubles has developed; why even the privileged are often gloomy; and why parents and children are changing their minds about what they want from each other. a constant companion' Bill Bailey'Extraordinary and beautiful.the most exciting and ambitious work of non-fiction I have read in more than a decade' The Daily TelegraphThis extraordinarily wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780749396237
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Book Description Condition: New. The author of "The French", "Happiness" and "A History of French Passions" writes about the history of human feelings, habits, emotions and perceptions across time. Zeldin looks at the dilemmas of ordinary life, exploring the intimate experience of men and women through the ages. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360. 1995. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780749396237
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. This extraordinarily wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Portraits of living people and historical figures are placed alongside each other as Zeldin discusses how men and women have lost and regained hope; Seller Inventory # B9780749396237
Book Description Condition: New. The author of "The French", "Happiness" and "A History of French Passions" writes about the history of human feelings, habits, emotions and perceptions across time. Zeldin looks at the dilemmas of ordinary life, exploring the intimate experience of men and women through the ages. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360. 1995. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9780749396237