A Natural History of Human Emotions

A “fresh and entertaining” survey of the human emotional landscape—and how it has shifted over the centuries ( Kirkus Reviews ). Using Charles Darwin’s survey of emotions as a starting point, Stuart Walton’s  A Natural History of Human Emotions  examines the history of each of our core emotions—fear, anger, disgust, sadness, jealousy, contempt, shame, embarrassment, surprise, and happiness—and how these emotions have influenced both cultural and social history. We learn that primitive