It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest.

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E. Illouz, Professor of Sociology, The Hebrew University of Jersalem

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Acknowledgments vi

1 The Rise of Homo Sentimentalis 1

Freud and the Clark lectures 5

A new emotional style 16

The communicative ethic as the spirit of the corporation 18

The roses and thorns of the modern family 24

Conclusion 36

2 Suffering, Emotional Fields, and Emotional Capital 40

Introduction 40

The self-realization narrative 43

Emotional fields, emotional habitus 62

The pragmatics of psychology 67

Conclusion 71

3 Romantic Webs 74

Romancing the Internet 75

Virtual meetings 76

Ontological self-presentation 79

Fantasy and disappointment 95

Conclusion: A new Machiavellian move 108

Notes 115

Index 130