First published in German as Das Gefühl der Welt. Über die Macht von Stimmungen © Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich, 2016

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1997-2

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bude, Heinz, author.
Title: The mood of the world / Heinz Bude.
Other titles: Gefühl der Welt. English
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2018] | Translation of: Gefühl der Welt : über die Macht von Stimmungen. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018004123 (print) | LCCN 2018020354 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509519972 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509519934 (hardback) | ISBN
9781509519941 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Mood (Psychology)--Social aspects. | Emotions--Sociological aspects.
Classification: LCC BF521 (ebook) | LCC BF521 .B83 2018 (print) | DDC 155.5/124--dc23LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018004123

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