Imperial Self Research Articles

Empire for Liberty: Melville and the Poetics of Individualism.

Wai Chee Dimock approaches Herman Melville not as a timeless genius, but as a historical figure caught in the politics of an nation and an imperial self. She challenges our customary view by demonstrating a link between the individualism that enabled Melville to write as a sovereign author and the nationalism that allowed America to grow into what Jefferson hoped would be an empire for liberty.

The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development

Prologue: Construction and Development PART ONE: EVOLUTIONARY TRUCES 1. The Unrecognized Genius of Jean Piaget 2. The Evolution of Moral Meaning-Making 3. The Constitutions of the Self PART TWO: THE NATURAL EMERGENCIES OF THE SELF 4. The Growth and Loss of the Incorporative Self 5. The Growth and Loss of the Impulsive Self 6. The Growth and Loss of the Imperial Self 7. The Growth and Loss of the Interpersonal Self 8. The Growth and Loss of the Institutional Self 9. Natural Therapy REFERENCES INDEX

The Imperial Self: An Essay in American Literary and Cultural History

The Imperial Self: An Essay in American Literary and Cultural History

The Role of Agriculture in Modern Japanese Economic Development

Japan is a relative late-comer to modern economic development, and still remains the only industrialized country in Asia. These features have undoubtedly left their mark on Japanese economic growth. Recently, efforts have been made to give a clearer quantitative picture of this growth, and even though certain vague points still remain, we believe that it is now possible to provide a more thorough sectoral analysis.