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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keller, Frances Richardson, 1917-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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