"This book tells the history of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain through a single sense-touch. In this time and place, historian Simeon Koole argues, our sense of ourselves and of others as physical bodies was altered, and space itself became more intimate and more vulnerabl...

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1. Verfasser:	Koole, Simeon 1990- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2024
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1850-1950 Körperkontakt Großbritannien Touch / Great Britain / History / 19th century Touch / Great Britain / History / 20th century Neurology / Great Britain / History Psychology / Great Britain / History Great Britain / Social life and customs / 19th century Great Britain / Social life and customs / 20th century Great Britain / Civilization / 19th century Great Britain / Civilization / 20th century Neurologie / Grande-Bretagne / Histoire Grande-Bretagne / Murs et coutumes / 19e siècle Grande-Bretagne / Murs et coutumes / 20e siècle Grande-Bretagne / Civilisation / 19e siècle Grande-Bretagne / Civilisation / 20e siècle
Zusammenfassung:	"This book tells the history of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain through a single sense-touch. In this time and place, historian Simeon Koole argues, our sense of ourselves and of others as physical bodies was altered, and space itself became more intimate and more vulnerable. Taking us inside different spaces--train cars, tea shops, classrooms, police stations, foggy London streets--Koole shows how the experience of touch was transformed. At its core, Koole's book is about the nexus of embodiment and modernity. In addition to analyzing specific spaces, he also examines how the emerging disciplines of neurology and experimental psychology sought to understand the connections between sensation and selfhood. Tracing understandings, experiences, and practices of touch, this book shows us how personal space (and its disruption) shapes history."
Beschreibung:	x, 352 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9780226834320 9780226834344