Scientific Pollyannaism

Oksana Yakushko

Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019

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This book argues that the story of the orphan girl Pollyanna (namely, her strategy of playing the “glad games” to manage loss, abuse, and social prejudice) serves as a framework for critiquing historical forms of Western scientific Pollyannaism.

ISBN-13
9783030159818
ISBN-10
3030159817
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year
2019
Publication date
2019-07-04
Pages
241
Dimensions
210x148x