BORN TO REBEL: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives.
by Sulloway, Frank J
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0679442324
- ISBN 13
- 9780679442325
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Why do people raised in the same families often differ more dramatically in personality than those from different families? What made Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Voltaire uniquely suited to challenge the conventional wisdom of their times? This pioneering inquiry into the significance of birth order answers both these questions with a conceptual boldness that has made critics compare it with the work of Freud and of Darwin himself. Frank J. Sulloway envisions families as ecosystems in which siblings compete for parental favor by occupying specialized niches. Combing through thousands of biographies in politics, science, and religion, he demonstrates that firstborn children are more likely to identify with authority whereas their younger siblings are predisposed to rise against it. Family dynamics, Sulloway concludes, is a primary engine of historical change. Elegantly written, masterfully researched, BORN TO REBEL is a grand achievement that has galvanized historians and social scientists and will fascinate anyone who has ever pondered the enigma of human character. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "An important and valuable study that will define research agendas for years to come. It is also hugely fun to read." --Boston Globe Fine, first edition, first printing. in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. 653 pp.[Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] NFBS1
Synopsis
Frank J. Sulloway has a Ph.D. from Harvard. He is a M.I.T. Research Scholar and also a recipient of a MacArthur 'Genius' grant. He is the author of Freud: Biologist of the Mind. He lives in Massachusetts. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3790
- Title
- BORN TO REBEL: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives.
- Author
- Sulloway, Frank J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679442324
- ISBN 13
- 9780679442325
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- BIRTH ORDER BROTHERS SISTERS CREATIVE ABILITY FAMILY INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY RELATIONSHIPS SIBLINGS General, General
- Product_type
- 2
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