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The Evolution of Sympathy in the Long Eighteenth Century

The Evolution of Sympathy in the Long Eighteenth Century

Jonathan Lamb

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2009
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Historia
ISBN:
9781851968541

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This work represents a concise history of sympathy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, considering the phenomenon of shared feeling from five related angles: charity, the market, global exploration, theatre, and torture.

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