Suffering Scholars
Author | : Anne C. Vila |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2018-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812249927 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812249925 |
Rating | : 4/5 (925 Downloads) |
Download or read book Suffering Scholars written by Anne C. Vila and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identity: The Necessity of a Modern Idea is the first comprehensive history of the concept that answers the question "Who, or what, am I?" Gerald Izenberg contends that our most important identities, while historically conditioned, are rooted in permanent categories of human existence, such as sexuality, sociality, and labor. Book jacket.