Screen LibraryHeroes：what they do & why we need them
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 230 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
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9780199739745 (hbk.) 0199739749 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | B842 |
| CLC: | B842.6 |
| Call Number: | B842.6/A438 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index. Heroes : who they are and what they do -- Exemplars : our images of heroes -- Redemption : back from the brink -- Obstacles : triumph over adversity -- Evil : challenges to heroism -- Shaping : how heroes shape us and how we shape 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 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, as well as vi |