Fictions of U.S. history : a theory and four illustrations /

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Keller chooses fascinating examples to demonstrate how dominant fictions of a given time emerge and are entrenched, and how historical figures have come to accept or reject these fictions. She begins with 'the grandest fiction', the patriarchal system, and reflects on its origins, effects,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keller, Frances Richardson, 1917-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Fictions, Theory of.
Ideology > Social aspects > United States.
Patriarchy.
Théorie de la fiction.
Idéologie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Patriarcat (Sociologie)
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Fictions, Theory of
Historiography
Ideology > Social aspects
Patriarchy
Philosophy
United States > Historiography.
United States > History > Philosophy.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fictions and the missions of history: our fictions, our missions, our selves
  • The grandest fiction
  • The scramble after the Civil War
  • From Mormon polygamy to American monogamy: shifting fictions in the life of a society
  • Eleanor Roosevelt: changing fictions in the life of an individual.

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