The mystery of courage [[electronic resource] /] / William Ian Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455068403321
• Autore: Miller William Ian <1946->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0-674-04105-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360p.)
• Disciplina: 179.6
• Soggetti: Courage; Conduct of life; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-336) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface 1. Introduction: The Good Coward 2. Aristodemus, or Cowardice Redeemed 3. Tim O'Brien and Laches 4. Courageous Disposition 5. Courage and Scarcity 6. "I Have a Wife and Pigs" 7. Shoot the Stragglers and the Problem of Retreat 8. Offense, Defense, and Rescue 9. Man the Chicken 10. Praised Be Rashness 11. Stupidity, Skill, and Shame 12. The Shape and Style of Courage 13. The Emotional Terrain: Fear, Hope, Despair 14. The Emotional Terrain: Disgust, Anger, Relief 15. Courage and Chastity 16. Moral Courage and Civility 17. Fixing to Die: A Valediction 18. Concluding Postscript Notes Bibliography Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume utilises soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature and philosophical discussions to analyse the link between courage and fear and expose the role of courage in generating anxieties of manhood and masculinity.