The Hero in the Mirror: From Fear to Fortitude by Sue Grand (Paperback, 2009)

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In times of stress, trauma and crisis--whether on a personal or global scale--it can be all too easy for us to externalize a larger-than-life figure who can assuage our suffering, a Hero who comes to the fore even as we recede into the background. In taking on our collective burden, however, such an omnipotent Hero can actually undermine us, representing as it does the very same characteristics we fail to note in one another. By granting the Hero to power to set things right, we seem to deny it to ourselves, leaving us temporarily lightened but ultimately helpless. In response, Sue Grand deconstructs the myth of the Heroic and argues for the ordinary hero, a more realistic figure with the same limitations, concerns and fears as the rest of us, but who nonetheless stands up for the greater good in the face of danger, despair and villainy. From the foundation of relational psychoanalysis, Grand incorporates cultural and ethical considerations in her examination of what this ordinary hero might look like, a trip that takes us from the consulting room to right outside our front doors, from the heart of a civilized nation to the myriad war-torn regions dappling the globe, both past and present. Along the way we meet individuals whose encounters with adversity range from the mundane to the catastrophic, and learn how they struggle against the dubious concept of the Hero looming large in their lives. Recounting this journey in finely-tuned yet imminently accessible and enjoyable prose, Grand demonstrates that the best place to ultimately find the ordinary hero is within each other: The hero is us.

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PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139780881634822
eBay Product ID (ePID)89638345

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Number of Pages226 Pages
Publication NameThe Hero in the Mirror: from Fear to Fortitude
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychology
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorSue Grand
SeriesRelational Perspectives Book Series
FormatPaperback

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Item Height229 mm
Item Weight318 g
Item Width152 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorSue Grand

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