Heroes EPUB
by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
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Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization.
In this riveting and insightful cultural history, Lucy Hughes-Hallett brings to life eight exceptional men from history and myth to explore our timeless need for heroes. As she re-creates these extraordinary lives, Hughes-Hallett illuminates the attractions and dangers of hero worship. This is a fascinating book about dictatorship and democracy, seduction and mass hysteria, politics and culture, and the tensions between being good and being great.
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- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Date:24/03/2010
- ISBN:9780307485908
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Date:24/03/2010
- ISBN:9780307485908