Boredom [electronic resource] : a lively history / Peter Toohey.

9780300172164 (electronic book)
9780300141108

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2011.

English

1 online resource (viii, 211 p.) : ill.

BF575.B67 T66 2011eb

152.4

In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. He shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. This informative and entertaining investigation of boredom--what it is and what it isn't, its uses and its dangers--spans more than 3,000 years of history and takes readers through fascinating neurological and psychological theories of emotion, as well as recent scientific investigations, to illustrate its role in our lives. Toohey shows that boredom is a universal emotion experienced by humans throughout history and he explains its place, and value, in today's world.--From publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.

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