Emotions A Brief History (Hardcover)

From the Publisher: Emotions explores the history of emotions in western and other cultures as well as the evolutionary history of emotions and the history of emotional development across an individual's lifespan. The book discusses key topics such as emotional intelligence, emotion and the brain, and emotional disorders in a clear and accessible fashion. Throughout the book, three themes are interwoven: the changes that human emotions have undergone from the past to the present, the extent to which we can control our emotions, and the ways in which emotions offer us understandings of the deeper layers of ourselves and our relationships with others.