Heroes what they do & why we need them
Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Rick in Casablanca--why do we perceive certain people as heroes? What qualities do we see in them? What must they do to win our admiration? In Heroes, Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals offer a stimulating tour of the psychology of heroism, shedding light on wha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797984606719 |
| Summary: | Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Rick in Casablanca--why do we perceive certain people as heroes? What qualities do we see in them? What must they do to win our admiration? In Heroes, Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals offer a stimulating tour of the psychology of heroism, shedding light on what heroism and villainy mean to most people and why heroes--both real people and fictional characters--are so vital to our lives. The book discusses a broad range of heroes, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino, Senator Ted Kennedy, and explorer Ernest Shackleton, plus villains s |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199831104 9781283427210 9786613427212 9780199780693 |
