The wounds that heal : heroism and human development / Judith A. Schwartz, Richard B. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Judith A.

Contributor:

Schwartz, Richard B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Human growth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines developmental theory in light of heroic narrative and argues that such theory should be adjusted to accommodate the experience of those who are, in many ways, our principal role models, examining figures such as Jane Austen, T. E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and George S. Patton, Jr.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter I; Introduction; Chapter II; Defining the Hero; Chapter III; Heroism and Human Development Theory; Chapter IV; Heroes Real and Imagined; Chapter V; Summation; Chapter VI; Becoming a Hero; Appendix; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-182) and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-9081-5

1-282-82020-6

9786612820205

0-7618-5180-1

OCLC:

680522065