Strangers and Intimates
Strangers and Intimates by Tiffany Jenkins is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedJenkins's argument is a useful corrective to how casually people invoke privacy as a timeless right: she traces it instead as a specific historical achievement, emerging from the sixteenth century onward alongside changing ideas about the household, the confession, and the public sphere. The book is strongest when it shows how contested and recent the private/public boundary actually is.
In the press
“Strangers and Intimates is a magisterial intellectual history of an important and evolving concept”
Times Literary Supplement“Compelling…This is the sort of history book that makes you look at all history anew.”
New Scientist
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.81 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.81 → 18 | |||
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Because they appear on some of the same lists.
Frequently asked
What lists is Strangers and Intimates on?
Strangers and Intimates appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Strangers and Intimates has a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.