Handbook of Creativity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521572851 ISBN 13: 9780521572859

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The goal of the Handbook of Creativity is to provide the most comprehensive, definitive, and authoritative single-volume review available in the field of creativity. To this end, the book contains 22 chapters covering a wide range of issues and topics in the field of creativity, all written by distinguished leaders in the field. The chapters have been written to be accessible to all educated readers with an interest in creative thinking. Although the authors are leading behavioral scientists, people in all disciplines will find the coverage of creativity divided in the arts and sciences to be of interest. The volume is divided into six parts. Part I, the Introduction, sets out the major themes and reviews the history of thinking about creativity. Subsequent parts deal with methods, origins, self and environment, special topics and conclusions.

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Review

"His volume serves well as a handbook, containing chapters that are appropriately thorough and self-contained. Sternberg has put together and original, useful book that will be valuable in upper-division undergraduate collections and above." Choice

Book Description

Handbook of Creativity provides a comprehensive, definitive, and authoritative single-volume review of the entire field of creativity. Twenty-two chapters introduce the field and deal with methods in studying creativity, origins of creativity, the self and environment in creativity, special topics in creativity, and conclusions. Each of the essays are written to be accessible to all educated readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521572851
• ISBN 13: 9780521572859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Sternberg PhD Robert J.