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The redemptive self : stories Americans live by

By Dan P. McAdams

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780199969753, 0199969752, 9781299940543, 1299940544
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4156230 bytes)
Edition
Rev. and expanded ed.
Pages
\394
Time added
2020-05-12 03:11:36

Description

Cover Contents Prologue: How to Be Good in America 1. Redemption and the American Soul 2. The Generative Adult 3. Life Stories 4. How the Story Begins: The Chosen People 5. My Good Inner Self: From Emerson to Oprah 6. God Bless America 7. Black (and White) 8. Contaminated Plots, Vicious Circles 9. When Redemption Fails 10. Obama Versus Bush: Competing Stories of Redemption 11. Culture, Narrative, and the Self Epilogue: Final Th oughts and Confessions Notes References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

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