Revising the psychology of the self, this text draws a line between multiplicity and fragmentation. The message is that it is better to be fluid, resilient and on the move than to be firm, fixed, self-assured and settled.

Preface1. The Changing Psychological Landscape2. History and the Self3. America, the Protean Nation4. Odd Combinations5. Sources of Flux and Form6. Poise and Equipoise7. Enduring Connections8. Life Stories9. The Fundamentalist Self10. The Dark Side11. The Protean PathNotesIndex