Heroes

A History of Hero Worship

Biography & Memoir, Political, Nonfiction, History
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Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett ISBN: 9780307485908
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: March 24, 2010
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
ISBN: 9780307485908
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: March 24, 2010
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

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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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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