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Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on Personal Identity in Early America (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)
Ronald Hoffman
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Paperback. Collected in celebration of the Institute of Early American History and Culture's 50th anniversary, these essays explore the construction and representation of self in America's colonial and early republican eras. They draw on various disciplines including anthropology, sociology and psychology. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; etc.; Sobel, Mechal (Professor of History, University of Haifa, Israel); Teute, Fredrika J. (Editor of Publications, Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA). Num Pages: 528 pages, 24 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
These thirteen original essays are provocative explorations in the construction and representation of self in America's colonial and early republican eras. Highlighting the increasing importance of interdisciplinary research for the field of early American history, these leading scholars in the field extend their reach to literary criticism, anthropology, psychology, and material culture. The collection is organized into three parts--Histories of Self, Texts of Self, and Reflections on Defining Self. Individual essays examine the significance of dreams, diaries, and carved chests, murder and suicide, Indian kinship, and the experiences of African American sailors. Gathered in celebration of the Institute of Early ... Read more
These thirteen original essays are provocative explorations in the construction and representation of self in America's colonial and early republican eras. Highlighting the increasing importance of interdisciplinary research for the field of early American history, these leading scholars in the field extend their reach to literary criticism, anthropology, psychology, and material culture. The collection is organized into three parts--Histories of Self, Texts of Self, and Reflections on Defining Self. Individual essays examine the significance of dreams, diaries, and carved chests, murder and suicide, Indian kinship, and the experiences of African American sailors. Gathered in celebration of the Institute of Early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807846445
SKU
V9780807846445
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About Ronald Hoffman
Ronald Hoffman is director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.|Mechal Sobel is professor of history at the University of Haifa.|0
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