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George Washington: The Making Of An American Symbol
George The Making of an American Symbol by Schwartz, Barry
250 pages, Hardcover
First published July 22, 1987
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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz was an American sociologist. He received his B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. from Temple University (1962), University of Maryland (1964), and University of Pennsylvania (1970), respectively. He taught at the University of Chicago and University of Georgia and was a fellow at the University of Georgia Institute for Behavioral Research (1977–1983), the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (1987–1988) in Stanford, CA, the National Humanities Center (1992–1993) in Research Triangle, NC, the Smithsonian Museum of National History in Washington, DC (1993), and the University of Georgia Humanities Center (1994). He was also a Davis Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University (2002) in Jerusalem. In 2000, he received the William A. Owens Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity (University of Georgia); in 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Hebrew University.
From the early 1980s, Schwartz dedicated almost all his research to the problem of collective memory. His work affirms the perspectives of both realism and constructionism. The path of Barry Schwartz’s work runs from interactional social psychology to cognitive sociology, the sociology of knowledge, and collective memory. The last, major, phase cannot be inferred from the first but is inextricably connected to it.
Barry Schwartz was an American sociologist. He received his B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. from Temple University (1962), University of Maryland (1964), and University of Pennsylvania (1970), respectively. He taught at the University of Chicago and University of Georgia and was a fellow at the University of Georgia Institute for Behavioral Research (1977–1983), the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (1987–1988) in Stanford, CA, the National Humanities Center (1992–1993) in Research Triangle, NC, the Smithsonian Museum of National History in Washington, DC (1993), and the University of Georgia Humanities Center (1994). He was also a Davis Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University (2002) in Jerusalem. In 2000, he received the William A. Owens Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity (University of Georgia); in 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Hebrew University.
From the early 1980s, Schwartz dedicated almost all his research to the problem of collective memory. His work affirms the perspectives of both realism and constructionism. The path of Barry Schwartz’s work runs from interactional social psychology to cognitive sociology, the sociology of knowledge, and collective memory. The last, major, phase cannot be inferred from the first but is inextricably connected to it.
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March 15, 2019
The topic seemed very interesting to me; however, the information in the book seemed rather common sensical. I guess I had hoped to learn something new.
But this isn't fair to the book. If I had read the book when it was first published, it would have been fascinating. Now that I'm long in the tooth, it is less so. Schwartz did cover many aspects of Washington's career and how the populace regarded him.
But this isn't fair to the book. If I had read the book when it was first published, it would have been fascinating. Now that I'm long in the tooth, it is less so. Schwartz did cover many aspects of Washington's career and how the populace regarded him.
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March 26, 2010George Washington: The Making of an American Symbol (Cornell paperbacks) by Barry Schwartz (1990)
April 28, 2016
This is not a true history book, but a book about why Americans have venerated and adored Washington. Interesting read.
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