History in general The History of Longing Emotions / Midori Yamaguchi / Yoshiko Nakano

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General History
[Introduction to Contents]
From the 19th century to the 20th century, the economic value of "Yearning" increased in the Spector circle, and the form of "Yearning" was strategically manipulated. In the modern era built by "Yearning", how did women, especially "New Women" who tried to overcome existing values change? This book analyzes history based on "Yearning" and gender. It is the result of many years of joint research by researchers in Japan and abroad.
"Yearning" refers to feelings that are strongly attracted to the ideal things or people, but the origin of the Japanese word "Akugaru" means to wander away from the original place, and from here, it changed to a word that indicates a state of being distracted by things. "Yearning" as an individual emotion induces various emotions such as desire, repulsion, calculation, disillusionment, disgust, etc. The education, commerce, advertising industry, and media that saw remarkable development in the modern era are also means to nurture or control "Yearning", and it shows that how people "Yearning" is a problem of this era. (From the text)