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Honor a history / James Bowman.
| Author/creator | Bowman, James, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Pbk. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Encounter Books, |
| Description | 381 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the two kinds of honor -- Part I: cultural honor, East and West -- "We are men": the Islamic honor culture and the West -- Rightly to be great: the origins of the Western honor culture -- Aristocracy and democracy: honor democratized -- Part II: the decline and fall of the Western honor culture, 1914-1975 -- What happened to honor? Modern warfare, therapy, and feminism -- Honor between wars: the cult of youth -- World War II: honor and the progressive spirit -- Honor in postwar America: Korea and the 1950s -- Vietnam: war as social therapy and psychological trauma -- Part III: post-honor society -- Vietnam and the loss of cultural honor -- The aristocracy of feeling: honor as celebrity -- Honor's revival: Why do we need it? Is it possible? |
| General note | Originally published: 2006. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-359) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009504529 |
| ISBN | 1594031983 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781594031984 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |