The history of emotions is one of the fastest growing fields in current historical debate, and this is the first book-length introduction to the field, synthesi

Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and

Fear is ubiquitous but slippery. It has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control,

This book brings together several strands of medieval and medievalist work in the history of emotions, with a focus on literary, historical and cinema studies.

This interdisciplinary essay collection investigates the various interactions of people, feelings, and things throughout premodern Europe. It focuses on the per