The Making of the Modern Self
Author | : Dror Wahrman |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300102512 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300102518 |
Rating | : 4/5 (518 Downloads) |
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.