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The Curious History of Love

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

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The one emotion that matters most to many people is the one about which social thinkers rarely speak - love. For many people, love is the thing that matters most in their lives: they are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. But where does this peculiar and powerful blending together of love and happiness come from, and why do we find it such a compelling idea today? In this short book Jean-Claude Kaufmann offers a fresh account of the history of a feeling unlike any other. The modern idea of love as passion was born in the 12th century but it was marginalized by the rise of a kind of instrumental, calculating reason that became increasingly central to modern societies. As calculating reason began to encroach on the personal domain, many individuals sought to escape from it, searching for happiness elsewhere. As our societies become dominated by calculating reason and selfish individualism, we search elsewhere for the kind of happy love that will heal all our wounds. This is why we experience so many changes of heart in our personal lives: at times we are coldly calculating and then, a few moments later, we sacrifice ourselves to love without a second thought. Written by one of France’s leading sociologists, this highly readable book sheds new light on love and happiness and will resonate with many readers.

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0745651542

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9780745651545

The Meaning of Cooking

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

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The Meaning of Cooking

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

First published in French as Casseroles, amour et crises"--T.p. verso.

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0745646905

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9780745646909

Gripes

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

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Gripes

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

We all know what it’s like to be annoyed by little things that our husband, wife or partner does – leaving the cap off the toothpaste tube, leaving the toilet lid up, leaving dirty clothes on the floor – and we know how easily these little grievances of everyday life can spin out of control. In this brilliant new book the sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann shows us how and why sparks can suddenly fly even in the most well-adjusted couples. They see themselves as being in total harmony but they are mistaken! The clash between their uniquely individual attitudes to life rumbles on in silence until suddenly erupting in emotional outbursts each time an object or an attitude reveals for the thousandth time the unbearable and incomprehensible otherness of the partner. When this occurs, a whole panoply of tactics is deployed, ranging from the combative (secret acts of revenge) through the neutral (sulking) to the subtly loving. But these stormy episodes within relationships can have a happy ending, for it is through learning to overcome these irritations and aggravations that love is ultimately strengthened.

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233

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0745643620

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9780745643625

Sex@mour

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

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Sex@mour

By: Jean-Claude Kaufmann

Internet a bouleversé le paysage des rencontres amoureuses. Avec une étonnante rapidité, la sexualité s'est banalisée au point de devenir un nouveau loisir. Mais le sexe peut-il vraiment devenir un loisir comme les autres ? Le sexe-loisir rend l'engagement conjugal encore plus difficile. Comment combiner sexe et amour, plaisir de l'instant et engagement durable ? Cet essai en donne quelques clés.

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148

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Armand Colin

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2200257759

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9782200257750

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