{"product_id":"nostalgia-a-history-of-a-dangerous-emotion-9781529091397","title":"Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing' - \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating' - \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eFascinating' - Pandora Sykes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNostalgia\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions to explore the evolution of nostalgia from seventeenth-century Switzerland (when it was held to be an illness that could, quite literally, kill you) to the present day (when it is co-opted by advertising agencies and politicians alike to sell us goods and policies). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a fascinating, compelling story of a social and political emotion, vulnerable to misuse, and one that reflects the anxieties of the age. It is also a clear-eyed analysis of what we are doing now, how we feel about it and what we might want to change about the world we live in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully compact, wide-ranging and enjoyable' - \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529091397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Agnes Arnold-Forster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316458479797,"sku":"9781529091397","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_51c17ae1-f891-46f3-8476-1f0fb06eab50.jpg?v=1745331321","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nostalgia-a-history-of-a-dangerous-emotion-9781529091397","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}