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The History of Loneliness

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From the 18th to the 21st centuries, attitudes toward solitude have fluctuated considerably: it has been seen as a source of bliss and self-knowledge, then as a dangerous pathology. In recent decades, some countries have begun to worry about a "loneliness epidemic." To understand the historical underpinnings of this social phenomenon, historian David Vincent suggests examining it from a cultural and sociological perspective. What is solitude, and how does it differ from solitude? How have church and state institutions attempted to control it? What role have secularization and urbanization played in shaping new ideas about solitude? This book explores the history of many places and practices of voluntary and forced solitude—from monasteries to solitary confinement, from solo circumnavigations of the globe to the enclosed "bubbles" into which smartphones and headphones today immerse us.
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