An Economist Book of the Year&#39Brilliantly original . . . endlessly fascinating&#39 &ndash Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen&#39An intricate cultural history . . . thoughtprovoking&#39 &ndash The Sunday Times&#39Lucid and elegant&#39 &ndash The TelegraphFrom ancient times to our digital present, Strangers and Intimates traces the dramatic emergence of private life, and argues that it is now in mortal danger.In this sweeping history, acclaimed cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins takes readers on an epic journey, from the strict separations of public and private in ancient Athens to the moral rigidity of the Victorian home, and from the feminists of the 1970s who declared that &lsquothe personal is political&rsquo to the boundaryblurring demands of our digital age.Strangers and Intimates is both a celebration of the private realm and a warning as social media, surveillance and the expectations of constant openness reshape our lives, Jenkins asks a timely question can private life survive the demands of the twentyfirst century?

Binding: Hardcover;320 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 686 g; Dimensions: 226 x 147 x 43

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