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Author:   Ziyad Marar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Acumen Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781844658220

ISBN 10:   1844658228
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   31 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Only Connect 2. Translating Intimacy 3. The Kiss Part 1: Intimacy Through Four Lenses 4. It Takes Two 5. A Conspiracy 6. Unruly Emotion 7. A Complicated Kindness Part 2: Barriers to Intimacy 8. Insecurities 9. Solipsism and Imaginative Failures 10. Wishful Thinking 11. Cultures and Contexts Part 3: Finding Intimacy 12. Learning from Literature 13. In Good Faith. Index

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An interesting and wide-ranging meditation on the nature of intimacy. - Nigel Warburton This is a bold and thought-provoking book with brilliant insight into human psychology and required reading for anyone brave enough to embrace this human experience that is as elusive as it is powerful. - The Psychologist ... a fresh and fascinating look at intimacy - The Irish Times

An interesting and wide-ranging meditation on the nature of intimacy. - Nigel Warburton This is a bold and thought-provoking book with brilliant insight into human psychology and required reading for anyone brave enough to embrace this human experience that is as elusive as it is powerful. The Psychologist a fresh and fascinating look at intimacy The Irish Times

Author Information

Ziyad Marar has a BSc and MA in psychology and philosophy, and is Global Publishing Director of the academic and professional publisher, SAGE. His previous books include The Happiness Paradox and Deception.

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