Böcker av Eva Illouz

Med den möjlighet till impulsivt shoppingbeteende som Tinder och andra dejtingappar ger, är det kanske inte så konstigt om potentiella kärleksrelationer inte alltid får chansen att bli mer än potentiella. Och även om de skulle förverkligas kan de ...

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"På sätt och vis började jag skriva denna bok i tankarna redan som ung. Den är resultatet av hundratals, kanske tusentals samtal med nära vänner och främlingar som gjort mig häpen och förbryllad över det kaos som präglar vår tids romantiska o...

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In The End of Love, Eva Illouz documents the multifarious ways in which relationships end. While sociology has classically focused on the formation of social bonds, this book makes a powerful case for studying why and how social bonds collapse and...

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Capitalism has made rationality into a pervasive feature of human action and yet, far from heralding a loss of emotionality, capitalist culture has been accompanied with an unprecedented intensification of emotional life. This raises the question:...

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Few of us have been spared the agonies of intimate relationships. They come in many shapes: loving a man or a woman who will not commit to us, being heartbroken when we're abandoned by a lover, engaging in Sisyphean internet searches, coming back ...

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It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to...

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It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to...

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»Über Liebe wird man nicht mehr diskutieren können, ohne sich auf dieses Buch zu beziehen.« Die Zeit Warum tut Liebe weh, jedenfalls gelegentlich? Was fasziniert uns noch heute an Figuren wie Emma Bovary oder den unglücklich Liebenden aus Emily Br...

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The imperative of happiness dictates the conduct and direction of our lives. There is no escape from the tyranny of positivity. But is happiness the supreme good that all of us should pursue? So says a new breed of so-called happiness experts, wit...

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Vår samtid påminner oss ständigt om att vi kan bli bättre versioner av oss själva. Vi kan anlita en coach, gå i terapi, läsa självhjälpslitteratur eller skriva in oss på en kurs i mindfulness. Vid sidan av arbetet på en alltmer prekär arbetsmarkna...

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From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels is both unusual and fascinating. Having sold ov...

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Den israeliska sociologen Eva Illouz, känd för sina böcker om känslornas och kärlekslivets sociologi, riktar i denna samling personligt hållna essäer skarp kritik mot det politiska tillståndet i landet. Illouz, själv född i Marocko och uppväxt i F...

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From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels is both unusual and fascinating. Having sold over seventy million c...

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Oprah Winfrey is the protagonist of the story to be told here, but this book has broader intentions, begins Eva Illouz in this original examination of how and why this talk show host has become a pervasive symbol in American culture. Unlike studie...

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Oprah Winfrey is the protagonist of the story to be told here, but this book has broader intentions, begins Eva Illouz in this original examination of how and why this talk show host has become a pervasive symbol in American culture. Unlike studie...

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Oprah Winfrey is the protagonist of the story to be told here, but this book has broader intentions, begins Eva Illouz in this original examination of how and why this talk show host has become a pervasive symbol in American culture. Unlike studie...

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To what extent are our most romantic moments determined by the portrayal of love in film and on TV? Is a walk on a moonlit beach a moment of perfect romance or simply a simulation of the familiar ideal seen again and again on billboards and movie ...

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The language of psychology is all-pervasive in American culture - from "The Sopranos" to "Oprah", from the abundance of self-help books to the private consulting room, and from the support group to the magazine advice column. &...

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The language of psychology is all-pervasive in American culture-from The Sopranos to Oprah, from the abundance of self-help books to the private consulting room, and from the support group to the magazine advice column. Saving the Modern Soul exam...

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It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to...

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Few of us have been spared the agonies of intimate relationships. They come in many shapes: loving a man or a woman who will not commit to us, being heartbroken when we're abandoned by a lover, engaging in Sisyphean internet searches, coming back ...

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Few of us have been spared the agonies of intimate relationships. They come in many shapes: loving a man or a woman who will not commit to us, being heartbroken when we're abandoned by a lover, engaging in Sisyphean internet searches, coming back ...

Läs mer »

It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to...

Läs mer »

Capitalism has made rationality into a pervasive feature of human action and yet, far from heralding a loss of emotionality, capitalist culture has been accompanied with an unprecedented intensification of emotional life. This raises the question:...

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Capitalism has made rationality into a pervasive feature of human action and yet, far from heralding a loss of emotionality, capitalist culture has been accompanied with an unprecedented intensification of emotional life. This raises the question:...

Läs mer »

Capitalism has made rationality into a pervasive feature of human action and yet, far from heralding a loss of emotionality, capitalist culture has been accompanied with an unprecedented intensification of emotional life. This raises the question:...

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The imperative of happiness dictates the conduct and direction of our lives. There is no escape from the tyranny of positivity. But is happiness the supreme good that all of us should pursue? So says a new breed of so-called happiness experts, wit...

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E. L. James' BDSM-Trilogie »Shades of Grey« war weltweit ein gigantischer Erfolg, insbesondere bei Frauen. Aber warum? Wegen des vermeintlich pornographischen Inhalts? Weil eine ausgeklügelte Marketingstrategie dahintersteckte? Eva Illouz lie...

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