Download or read book Public Emotions written by P. Perri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotions are central to our practices and understanding of public life. This book examines the political, social and personal consequences of public emotions in relation to conflict, ritual, social classification, collective life, identity, memory and power and is a multidisciplinary collaboration showing the emotional character of public life.