Creativity & beyond : cultures, values, and change /

Main Author: Weiner, Robert, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • Creativity, the west, and history
  • The Bible
  • Ancient Greece and Rome
  • Tradition and imitation in the medieval west
  • The Renaissance and the invention of the creative ideal
  • The Enlightenment
  • Revolution, modernity, and the invention of creativity
  • Creativity in the contemporary global context
  • Ideology of creativity in the United States
  • Conceptions of creativity in "traditional" and "non-western" cultures
  • China : from traditional culture through revolution to .?
  • Everyday obstacles to creativity in our society
  • Creativity and some contemporary policy issues in the United States
  • Conclusion : creativity and beyond.