Boredom : a lively history / Peter Toohey.
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- ISBN: 9780300141108 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0300141106 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780300181845 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0300181841 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 211 p. : ill., port. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven, Conn. ; Yale University Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: 2011. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Boredom > History. Boredom. Boredom in literature. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 575 .B67 T66 2011 | 30543343 | General Collection | Available | - |
Boredom : A Lively History
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Table of Contents
Boredom : A Lively History
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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List of Illustrations | p. vii | |
Preface | p. 1 | |
1 | Putting boredom in its place | p. 8 |
2 | Chronic boredom and the company it keeps | p. 48 |
3 | Humans, animals and incarceration | p. 82 |
4 | The disease that wasteth at noonday | p. 107 |
5 | Does boredom have a history? | p. 143 |
6 | The long march back to boredom | p. 170 |
Readings | p. 191 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 205 | |
Index | p. 206 |