Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional CapitalismISBN: 978-0-7456-3904-8
Hardcover
144 pages
December 2006, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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British Journal of Sociology
"Illuminates the contemporary expansion of therapeutic models of
self and relationships into all aspects of life."
Meghan Falvey, Modern Painters
"Once again, Eva Illouz demonstrates that she is a true heir to
the rich intellectual tradition of the Frankfurt School. Taking on
the exploration of the important territory where public culture and
private consciousness connect, Illouz brilliantly develops the
concepts of emotional capital and emotional competence. This
elegantly concise book will take its place alongside -- and engage
in provocative conversation with -- the work of Bourdieu, Foucault,
and Giddens."
Larry Gross, University of Southern California
"In a tour de force of intellectual and cultural history, Eva
Illouz traces the entry of intimate emotions into what many
thinkers have interpreted as the desiccating, rationalizing
discourse and practice of capitalism. She opens our eyes to the
large impact of therapeutic and feminist viewpoints on prevailing
interpretations of economic life."
Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University