Character : the history of a cultural obsession / Marjorie Garber.
| Author/creator |
Garber, Marjorie B. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | 443 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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, physiognomy, photography, gesture, science -- Character types: Greeks, geeks, nerds - and little miss hug -- The difference gender makes: mettle, spunk, and the right stuff. |
| Abstract | "An investigation into the concept of character, an enduring human obsession in literature, psychology, politics, and everyday life"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020003433 |
| ISBN | 9780374120856 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0374120854 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF818 .G31525 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |