Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears
- ISBN-10
- 0393321037
- ISBN-13
- 9780393321036
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Tom Lutz
Description
A natural and cultural history of crying probes this phenomenon from every angle, using the work of philosophers, poets, scholars, scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists to trace the changing meaning of tears throughout the years. Reprint.
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