A Biography of Loneliness
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What’s it about?
A sweeping history of loneliness, revealing it as a modern invention shaped by industrialization, individualism, and social change—not a timeless human condition.
You’ll learn
- Loneliness vs. solitude: a key distinction
- How the word 'loneliness' emerged in 1800
- Why modern society breeds disconnection
- Gender and age shape loneliness differently