Emotions have been foregrounded more in the history of migration than in many areas of historical research, as scholars explore how groups found “home” and “belonging” in new places, and how they maintained connections over distance. That the analytical lens and methodologies of the history of emotions enhances understanding of these processes has recently been recognized, not least by the editors of this volume, who are a leading voice on this topic. Emotional Landscapes looks particularly at how the emotion of love was maintained, managed, dispersed, and refashioned as people moved across nations, both permanently and with an expectation of later return. The volume’s introduction, thirteen chapters, and epilogue provide copious examples from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, raising questions not only about individual feelings and families but also about their relationship to the emerging, and ultimately hardened, borders of the nation-state. The emotional landscapes of the title...

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