ISBN:
9781461622833
,
1461622832
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (196 pages)
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
Series Statement:
Philosophy and the Global Context
DDC:
305.90691
Keywords:
Nostalgia
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Identity (Psychology)
;
Nostalgie
;
Identité (Psychologie)
;
Identity (Psychology)
;
Identité (Psychologie)
;
Nostalgia
;
Nostalgie
;
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Abstract:
In Yesterday's Self, Andreea Ritivoi explores the philosophical and historical dimensions of nostalgia in the lives of immigrants, forging a connection between current trends in the philosophy of identity and intercultural studies. The book considers such questions as, Does attachment to one's native culture preclude or merely influence adaptation into a new culture? Do we fashion our identity in interdependence with others, or do we shape it in a non-contingent frame? Is it possible to assimilate in an unfamiliar world without risking self-alienation? Ritivoi's response: nostalgia is both the
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index. - Print version record
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Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
,
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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