Eavesdropping: An Intimate History 1st edition by Locke, John L. (2010) Hardcover

by John L. Locke

Excellent Book

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Social Science

Hardcover

First published June 1, 2010

Reviews

[Raja]

Some great insights into the sources of our desire(s) for privacy, mixed with more information than I cared to know about sixteenth century France and England, and some completely incorrect observations. I appreciate any scholar's willingness to embrace the utter terribleness of most human behaviors.

[Richard]

The ideas seem a little romantic - complex social things boiled down and packaged a little too neatly around a couple of ideas - but its an interesting read! And there's a new slant on inner/outer lives, privacy and trust that I hadn't thought about before.

Its short and good and there's pictures of keyholes opening each chapter.

[Octavian]

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