Rewriting the Self

Rewriting the Self
Author: Mark Freeman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2015-08-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317379640

Originally published in 1993. This book explores the process by which individuals reconstruct the meaning and significance of past experience. Drawing on the lives of such notable figures as St Augustine, Helen Keller and Philip Roth as well as on the combined insights of psychology, philosophy and literary theory, the book sheds light on the intricacies and dilemmas of self-interpretation in particular and interpretive psychological enquiry more generally. The author draws upon selected, mainly autobiographical, literary texts in order to examine concretely the process of rewriting the self. Among the issues addressed are the relationship of rewriting the self to the concept of development, the place of language in the construction of selfhood, the difference between living and telling about it, the problem of facts in life history narrative, the significance of the unconscious in interpreting the personal past, and the freedom of the narrative imagination. Alpha Sigma Nu National Book Award winner in 1994

The Jefferson Lies

The Jefferson Lies
Author: David Barton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1595554599

Noted historian Barton sets the record straight on the lies and misunderstandings that have tarnished the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.

Rewriting History

Rewriting History
Author: Dick Morris
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2004-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780060736682

Rebuttal to Hillary Clinton's autobiography by a former Clinton advisor.

Rewriting Indian History

Rewriting Indian History
Author: François Gautier
Publisher: Vikas Publishing House Private
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

In this examination of Indian history, the case is made that India's greatness is not only a lingering memory of the pre-Muslim conquest golden age, but has never diminished and continues today. Evidence for the argument includes recent archaeological research, linguistic discoveries, and new satellite imagery. The political, spiritual, cultural, and social importance of India is affirmed, throughout its history and into the future.

Think Outside The Building

Think Outside The Building
Author: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1529308186

Over a decade ago, renowned innovation expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter co-founded and then directed Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative. Her breakthrough work with hundreds of successful professionals and executives, as well as aspiring young entrepreneurs, identifies the leadership paradigm of the future: the ability to "think outside the building" to overcome establishment paralysis and produce significant innovation for a better world. Kanter provides extraordinary accounts of the successes and near-stumbles of purpose-driven men and women from diverse backgrounds united in their conviction that positive change is possible. A former Trader Joe's executive, for example, navigated across business, government, and community sectors to deal with poor nutrition in inner cities while reducing food waste. A concerned European banker used the power of persuasion, not position, to find novel financing for improving the health of the oceans. A Washington couple enticed global partners to join an Uber-like platform to match skilled refugees with talent-hungry companies. A visionary journalist-turned-entrepreneur closed social divides by giving fifty million social media users access to free local education and culture. When traditional approaches are inadequate or resisted, advanced leadership skills are essential. In this book, Kanter shows how people everywhere can unleash their creativity and entrepreneurial adroitness to mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future.

Authoring the Past

Authoring the Past
Author: Alun Munslow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 041552038X

Please explain why you think about and write history as you do? Collecting together the responses to this question from 15 of the world's foremost historians and theorists, Authoring the Past represents a powerful reflection on and intervention in the historiographical field. Edited by Alun Munslow and presented in concise digestible essays, the collection covers a broad range of contemporary interests and ideas and offers a rich set of reasoned alternative thoughts on our cultural engagement with times gone by. Emerging from an intensely fertile period of historical thought and practice, Authoring the Past examines the variety of approaches to the discipline that have taken shape during this time and suggests possible future ways of thinking about and interacting with the past. It provides a unique insight into recent debates on the nature and purpose of history and demonstrates that when diverse metaphysical and aesthetic choices are made, the nature of the representation of the past becomes a matter of legitimate dispute. Students, scholars and practitioners of history will find it a stimulating and invaluable resource.

Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861

Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861
Author: Nerida F. Ellerton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789401780957

The focus of this book is the fundamental influence of the cyphering tradition on mathematics education in North American colleges, schools, and apprenticeship training classes between 1607 and 1861. It is the first book on the history of North American mathematics education to be written from that perspective. The principal data source is a set of 207 handwritten cyphering books that have never previously been subjected to careful historical analysis.

Rewriting History in Manga

Rewriting History in Manga
Author: Nissim Otmazgin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2016-06-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137551437

This book analyzes the role of manga in contemporary Japanese political expression and debate, and explores its role in propagating new perceptions regarding Japanese history.

Practicing History

Practicing History
Author: Gabrielle M. Spiegel
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415341073

This essential new collection of key articles from critical thinkers and practicing historians focuses on where history is now in terms of its theory and practice. For students, teachers and historians alike, this is an indispensable reader.

Past in the Making

Past in the Making
Author: Michal Kopecek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9639776041

Historical revisionism, far from being restricted to small groups of ‘negationists,’ has galvanized debates in the realm of recent history. The studies in this book range from general accounts of the background of recent historical revisionism to focused analyses of particular debates or social-cultural phenomena in individual Central European countries, from Germany to Ukraine and Estonia. Where is the borderline between legitimate re-examination of historical interpretations and attempts to rewrite history in a politically motivated way that downgrades or denies essential historical facts? How do the traditional ‘national historical narratives’ react to the ‘spill-over’ of international and political controversies into their ‘sphere of influence’? Technological progress, along with the overall social and cultural decentralization shatters the old hierarchies of academic historical knowledge under the banner of culture of memory, and breeds an unequalled democratization in historical representation. This book offers a unique approach based on the provocative and instigating intersection of scholarly research, its political appropriations, and social reflection from a representative sample of Central and East European countries.