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Divided between Carelessness and Care

A Cultural History

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  • © 2013

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  1. Richard Hillyer
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Careful and Careless Words

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Native

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      Pages 3-20

    3. Foreign

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 21-36

  3. Careful and Care-Fraught Types

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Scientists

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 39-67

    3. Artists

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 69-98

    4. Monarchs

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 99-127

  4. Careless and Carefree Types

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Sleepers

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 131-148

    3. Women

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 149-166

    4. Children

      • Richard Hillyer
      Pages 167-184

    5. Libertines

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      Pages 185-202

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 203-246
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About this book

The concept of "care" defines our humanity. Covering topics as diverse as familial care, medical care, artistic care, scientific care, and various other permutations of the term, this book examines the word and concept of "care" from a cultural perspective, tracing its use throughout literature and history.

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Richard Hillyer is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of South Alabama, USA.

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