Boredom [electronic resource] : a lively history / Peter Toohey.
Toohey, Peter, 1951-
2011
BF575.B67 T66 2011eb
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Title Boredom [electronic resource] : a lively history / Peter Toohey.
Author Toohey, Peter, 1951-
ISBN 9780300172164 (electronic book)
9780300141108
Publication Details New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 211 p.) : ill.
Call Number BF575.B67 T66 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 152.4
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.
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