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Extraordinary Ordinariness: Everyday Heroism in the United States, Germany, and Britain, 1800-2015
Simon Wendt
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Description for Extraordinary Ordinariness: Everyday Heroism in the United States, Germany, and Britain, 1800-2015
Paperback. Editor(s): Wendt, Simon. Num Pages: 294 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 28. .
Everyday heroes and heroines—ordinary men, women, and children who are honored for actual or imagined feats—have received only scant attention in heroism scholarship. While scholars have devoted thousands of pages to war heroes, heroic leaders, and superheroes, as well as to the blurring distinctions between heroes and celebrities, they have said little about the meaning and impact of ordinary citizens’ heroism. This collection of essays seeks to fill that void. Comparing the United States, Germany, and Britain from a multidisciplinary perspective, Extraordinary Ordinariness asks both when this particular hero type first emerged and how it was discussed and depicted in ... Read more
Everyday heroes and heroines—ordinary men, women, and children who are honored for actual or imagined feats—have received only scant attention in heroism scholarship. While scholars have devoted thousands of pages to war heroes, heroic leaders, and superheroes, as well as to the blurring distinctions between heroes and celebrities, they have said little about the meaning and impact of ordinary citizens’ heroism. This collection of essays seeks to fill that void. Comparing the United States, Germany, and Britain from a multidisciplinary perspective, Extraordinary Ordinariness asks both when this particular hero type first emerged and how it was discussed and depicted in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593506173
SKU
V9783593506173
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Ref
99-19
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