{"product_id":"strangers-and-intimates-the-rise-and-fall-of-private-life-hardcover","title":"Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTiffany Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs heard on BBC Radio 4's 'Start the Week'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly original . . . endlessly fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003e- Alice Loxton, author of \u003ci\u003eEighteen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intricate cultural history . . . thought-provoking'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A nuanced, thoughtful history' \u003c\/b\u003e- Kate Fox, author of \u003ci\u003eWatching the English\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e 'What to Read in 2025' Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom ancient times to our digital present, \u003ci\u003eStrangers and Intimates\u003c\/i\u003e traces the dramatic emergence of private life, and argues that it is now in mortal danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sweeping history, acclaimed cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins takes readers on an epic journey, from the strict separations of public and private in ancient Athens to the moral rigidity of the Victorian home, and from the feminists of the 1970s who declared that 'the personal is political' to the boundary-blurring demands of our digital age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrangers and Intimates\u003c\/i\u003e is both a celebration of the private realm and a warning: as social media, surveillance and the expectations of constant openness reshape our lives, Jenkins asks a timely question: can private life survive the demands of the twenty-first century?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Tiffany Jenkins is a writer, cultural historian and broadcaster. She is the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eKeeping Their Marbles: How Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums and Why They Should Stay There\u003c\/i\u003e. She's a former honorary fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh and a former visiting fellow in the Department of Law at the London School of Economics. She wrote and presented the BBC Radio 4 series 'A History of Secrecy' and 'Contracts of Silence', about the rise of non-disclosure agreements, and has appeared regularly as a critic on \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFront Row\u003c\/i\u003e. Her opinion pieces have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a trustee of the British Museum and divides her time between London and Sussex. \u003ci\u003eStrangers and Intimates\u003c\/i\u003e is her third book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.54 x 8.17 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978177052973,"sku":"9781529034165","price":28.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/rdqs5eeqcj9781529034165.webp?v=1775800851","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/strangers-and-intimates-the-rise-and-fall-of-private-life-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}