Hero in Transition

by Marshall William Fishwick and Ray B. Browne

Book Overview

An investigation of society's heroes during any time period will reveal the personnel deemed worthy of being emulated at that particular time by that particular society. There will be many old and time-tested figures, sometimes with new faces and new profiles; there will also be a mix of new faces. Thus the hero--like history itself--is constantly in transition, and both the hero and the transition are fundamental to the study of a culture. These...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087972238X
• ISBN13: 9780879722388
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: Popular Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"