Peter N. Stearns
Born
in The United States
January 01, 1936
Genre
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A Brief History of the World
3 editions
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published
2007
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World Civilizations: The Global Experience
by
29 editions
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published
1992
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The Industrial Revolution in World History
18 editions
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published
1993
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The Encyclopedia of World History
4 editions
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published
2001
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الطفولة في التاريخ العالمي
by
29 editions
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published
2005
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Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History: National and International Perspectives
by
2 editions
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published
2000
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Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America
6 editions
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published
2002
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Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire
13 editions
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published
2001
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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West
6 editions
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published
1997
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World History in Documents: A Comparative Reader
5 editions
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1998
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“As a part of the holy trinity, Jesus was regarded as divine, and in predominant Christian belief this divinity was not compatible with human copulation. So Mary was a virgin, with the baby Jesus implanted by divine intervention.
This was of course a marked departure from other religions in the classical
world that had not ventured such a complex statement about divine presence among mortals, and that had often been quite comfortable with the idea of sexual exploits among the gods and as sources of other gods.”
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This was of course a marked departure from other religions in the classical
world that had not ventured such a complex statement about divine presence among mortals, and that had often been quite comfortable with the idea of sexual exploits among the gods and as sources of other gods.”
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“Shame, as an emotion, has a core meaning, in relating individuals to wider social groups and norms -- real or imagined.”
― Shame: A Brief History
― Shame: A Brief History
“Guilty people apologize and also take steps to avoid repetition. Shame, in contrast, is a more global emotion, which can emerge in response to the same kind of wrong act and violation of standards. It may develop earlier in life than guilt-- guilt requires more cognitive sorting capacity-- but above all it emphasizes self-abasement. It is the self that is at fault, not the commission of the act. This creates greater pain and intensity than guilt. A shamed person feels very bad indeed-- but also makes it more difficult to escape.”
― Shame: A Brief History
― Shame: A Brief History
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