Items related to Heroic Reputations and Exemplary Lives
Synopsis
Every age and society has its heroes--saints, martyrs, geniuses, cultural icons, or role models--whose lives are taken to be "exemplary." Such heroes serve not just to inspire others, but to instruct them: they are acclaimed not just for their achievements, but for the "exemplary" quality which allows their lives to serve as bearers of ideological and cultural meaning. These essays discuss the histories of individual reputations, their cultural meanings, and the cultural, political, social, economic, and intellectual processes by which such reputations are generated, sustained, interpreted, and exploited. A comprehensive examination of the place of hero-worship and of exemplary biography in modern history and culture, the book surveys Plato, Isaac Newton, David Livingstone, Captain Scott, Florence Nightingale, and Nelson Mandela.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Geoffrey Cubitt is Senior Lecturer in History and Allen Warren is the Head of the Department of History, both at the University of York.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherManchester University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0719057817
- ISBN 13 9780719057816
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
- EditorCubitt Geoffrey, Warren Allen
Search results for Heroic Reputations and Exemplary Lives
Stock Image
Heroic Reputations and Exemplary Lives
Published by
Manchester University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0719057817
ISBN 13: 9780719057816
Used
Paperback
Seller: International Book Project, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copy in very good condition. Spine intact. No foxing or discoloration. NOT ex-library. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. Very minor bumping. 100% of proceeds support promoting literacy in underserved areas of the world. Seller Inventory # SKU0001880
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Heroic Reputations and Exemplary Lives
Seller: Walden Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Laminate card cover lightly sunned on front panel, a touch rubbed at edges, minute bumping to corners; Top-edge slightly marked, pages lightly age-toned, no ownerhsip marks; Binding tight. ; 6.25 x 9.25"; 274 pages. Seller Inventory # 50973
Quantity: 1 available