Character : the history of a cultural obsession / Marjorie Garber.
Character : the history of a cultural obsession / Marjorie Garber.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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G 2020/5361
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Language
English
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Physical content
443 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Testing it: politics, sports, celebrity -- Teaching it: tales out of school -- Claiming it: the idea of national character -- Reading it: the rise and fall, and (un)surprising return of phrenology -- Naming it: psychoanalysis, psychology, and the emergence of "personality" -- Seeing it: art, physiog...
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"An investigation into the concept of character, an enduring human obsession in literature, psychology, politics, and everyday life"-- Provided by publisher.
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Character : the history of a cultural obsession / Marjorie Garber.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020
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G 2020/5361
Record Identifier
74VKaOmjgWbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOmjgWbg
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ISBN
0374120854
9780374120856
DDC
155.2
MMS ID
991024376014602626
