The Making of the Modern Self

The Making of the Modern Self
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9780300102512
ISBN-13 : 0300102518
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Book Synopsis The Making of the Modern Self by : Dror Wahrman

Download or read book The Making of the Modern Self written by Dror Wahrman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wahrman argues that toward the end of the 18th century there was a radical change in notions of self & personal identity - a sudden transformation that was a revolution in the understanding of selfhood & of identity categories including race, gender, & class.


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