Evolution of desire : a life of René Girard / Cynthia L. Haven.
Evolution of desire : a life of René Girard / Cynthia L. Haven.
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East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/5809
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English
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317 pages, 16 differently numbered pages of plates ; 23 cm.
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text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Magnetic north -- Dark times in the city of light -- Everything is possible -- Mankind is not so kind -- The pleasure of his company -- Everything came to me at once -- The French invasion -- Le système Girard -- The zero hour of culture -- Lotus Land -- The new Darwin of the human sciences -- Who...
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East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
[2018]
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"Cynthia L. Haven traces the evolution of Girard's thought in parallel with his life and times. She recounts his formative years in France and his arrival in a country torn by racial division, and reveals his insights into the collective delusions of our technological world and the changing nature of warfare. Drawing on interviews with Girard and h...
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Evolution of desire : a life of René Girard / Cynthia L. Haven.
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Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/5809
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74VKV8GojKJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8GojKJy
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ISBN
9781611862836 paperback alkaline paper
1611862833 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
194
MMS ID
991024190462102626
