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Introduction

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Epigraph vii
  4. Contents ix
  5. Introduction xiii
  6. Part I: Pessimism
  7. 1. Optimism, Pessimism, Fatalism 1
  8. 2. Pessimism and Activism 23
  9. 3. Losing the Future 47
  10. Part II: Hope
  11. 4. The Ambiguity of Hope 67
  12. 5. Radical Hope Revisited 91
  13. 6. Blue Hope 117
  14. Part III: Our Ladies of Sorrow
  15. 7. Our Lady of Tears: On Grief 151
  16. 8. Our Lady of Sighs: On Despair 169
  17. 9. Our Lady of Darkness 184
  18. Acknowledgements 201
  19. Notes 203
  20. Bibliography 231
  21. Illustrations 243
  22. Index 245
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Epigraph vii
  4. Contents ix
  5. Introduction xiii
  6. Part I: Pessimism
  7. 1. Optimism, Pessimism, Fatalism 1
  8. 2. Pessimism and Activism 23
  9. 3. Losing the Future 47
  10. Part II: Hope
  11. 4. The Ambiguity of Hope 67
  12. 5. Radical Hope Revisited 91
  13. 6. Blue Hope 117
  14. Part III: Our Ladies of Sorrow
  15. 7. Our Lady of Tears: On Grief 151
  16. 8. Our Lady of Sighs: On Despair 169
  17. 9. Our Lady of Darkness 184
  18. Acknowledgements 201
  19. Notes 203
  20. Bibliography 231
  21. Illustrations 243
  22. Index 245
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