Becoming William James / Howard M. Feinstein
1984, 1st edition. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #410535
ISBN: 0801416175
Physical description; 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; bk. 1. Grandfather -- Tenants become landlords -- bk. 2. Father -- A crime against childhood -- Flight from union -- A conflict of wills -- Ideology for a prodigal -- Words and work -- bk. 3. Son -- A painter's vocation -- The murdered self -- Evolution at Harvard -- Basic science vs. the humbug of medicine -- Vacation in Brazil -- The use and abuse of illness -- An invalid physician -- A singular life -- An ontological window -- Two brothers at war and a sister at home -- Declining fortunes -- A sort of fatality -- Professor James. Subjects; James, William 1842-1910. James, William 1842-1910 ; Biography. Psychologists United States ; Biography. Psychology. Philosophers United States ; Biography. Psychology James, William, 1842-1910 - Biographies.
Price: €30.00