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Birth and Death of Meaning
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Birth and Death of Meaning
Contributors:
By (Author) Ernest Becker
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Imprint:
The Free Press
Publication Date:
1st September 1971
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Popular psychology
Dewey:
128.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
228
Dimensions:
Width 140mm, Height 214mm, Spine 13mm
Weight:
238g
Description
Uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.
Author Bio
After receiving a PhD in cultural anthropology from Syracuse University,Dr. Ernest Becker(19241974) taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and a foundation that bears his nameThe Ernest Becker Foundation.
