01032nam0-22003251i-450-9900011122104033210-306-44240-X000111221FED01000111221(Aleph)000111221FED0100011122120000920d1992----km-y0itay50------baengNew Symmetry Principles in Quantum Field TheoryProceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute held July 16-27, 1991 in Cargèse, FranceEdited by J. Frohlich ... [et al.]-New YorkPlenum Press1992NATO ASI seriesSeries BPhysics295Teoria dei campiTeoria dello scatteringTeoria dei molti corpi530.143Frohlich,Jurg50838ITUNINARICAUNIMARCBK99000111221040332122A-40918759FI1FI1New Symmetry Principles in Quantum Field Theory337191UNINAING0103267nam 2200661Ia 450 991095767070332120200520144314.097866132238699781283223867128322386497802520909980252090993(CKB)3360000000431749(EBL)3414251(SSID)ssj0000544866(PQKBManifestationID)11355334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544866(PQKBWorkID)10553424(PQKB)11715451(MiAaPQ)EBC3414251(OCoLC)844939595(MdBmJHUP)muse25188(Au-PeEL)EBL3414251(CaPaEBR)ebr10713081(CaONFJC)MIL322386(Perlego)2382760(EXLCZ)99336000000043174920050125d2005 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSelf-help books why Americans keep reading them /Sandra K. Dolby1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20051 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780252075186 0252075188 9780252029745 0252029747 Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-181) and index.American popular self-education -- The books, the writers, and metacommentary -- The critics, the simple self, and America's cultural cringe -- Giving advice and getting wisdom -- Memes, themes, and worldview -- Stories -- Proverbs, quotes, and insights -- Finding a use for self-help testimonies.Understanding instead of lamenting the popularity of self-help books Based on a reading of more than three hundred self-help books, Sandra K. Dolby examines this remarkably popular genre to define "self-help" in a way that's compelling to academics and lay readers alike. Self-Help Books also offers an interpretation of why these books are so popular, arguing that they continue the well-established American penchant for self-education, they articulate problems of daily life and their supposed solutions, and that they present their content in a form and style that is accessible rather than arcane. Using tools associated with folklore studies, Dolby then examines how the genre makes use of stories, aphorisms, and a worldview that is at once traditional and contemporary. The overarching premise of the study is that self-help books, much like fairy tales, take traditional materials, especially stories and ideas, and recast them into extended essays that people happily read, think about, try to apply, and then set aside when a new embodiment of the genre comes along. Self-help techniquesUnited StatesPsychological literatureUnited StatesSelf-help techniquesPsychological literature646.7/00973Dolby Sandra K.1946-1808127MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957670703321Self-help books4358217UNINA