Figures in the Carpet : Finding the Human Person in the American Past

Contributors from the humanities and social sciences explore the conception and portrayal of people as both individuals and as members of their own society and the larger society in the US. Their topics include losing and finding the modern self, gender and religion 1865-1930, a personal response to The Triumph of the Therapeutic, religion and education in the young republic, and the disposal of the dead. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)