The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
Mark I. West
Mark I. West, PhD, is Professor of English, as well as the recent Chair of the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since 1984. In addition to performing administrative duties, he regularly teaches courses on children’s and young adult literature. He has written or edited 19 books, the most recent of which is Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill (2022). Before entering academia, he worked as an early childhood educator and professional puppeteer. His email address is .
Articles (14)
- West, M. I. (2026). Remembering my father while rereading The Wind in the Willows. Clio’s Psyche, 33(2), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.70763/63ceea56ae1563b4477506246829b386
- West, M. I. (2026). The current relevance of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web and The Wild Flag: A response to the Border Patrol’s Operation Charlotte’s Web. Clio’s Psyche, 33(1), 19-21. https://doi.org/10.70763/8558cb408c1d76621371888657d2eb1d
- West, M. I. (2025). Remembering Lawrence Jacob Friedman, friend and mentor [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 32(3), 383-385. https://doi.org/10.70763/2fcd5cf1ebcd4213d8a17edc4cd47ad7
- West, M. I. (2025). The negative representations of mothers in Beatrix Potter’s picture books. Clio’s Psyche, 32(2), 212-222. https://doi.org/10.70763/b0dd033cbe58aa5ea27747271bfd84e3
- West, M. I. (2024). Paul H. Elovitz as an editor for wayfarers all. In J. M. Rosenberg, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Paul H. Elovitz Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 31(2), 244-246. https://doi.org/10.70763/db90f689b1567600818428ca3dfc88a3
- West, M. I. (2024). Dealing with childhood anxieties through play. Clio’s Psyche, 30(2), 247-248. https://doi.org/10.70763/988dce1898dfda74527351927d9575b2
- West, M. I. (2023). Essays in honor of Lawrence J. Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 260-266 https://doi.org/10.70763/38651c4450f87348fcbe1f992746a954
- West, M. I. (2023). Lawrence Jacob Friedman timeline. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 266-267. https://doi.org/10.70763/c2ba1bc54b239208cb37b901c0d3b363
- West, M. I. (2022). Recuperative spaces in African American children’s literature. Clio’s Psyche, 28(2), 173-176. https://doi.org/10.70763/2bc8ae25856bc2a6a1333d1331a3b7a6
- West, M. I. (2021). Cultivating empathy through the reading of literature. Clio’s Psyche, 27(3), 312-315. https://doi.org/10.70763/2dbf21633f03afcf882eaf10e4b5caca
- West, M. I. (2020). Lawrence J. Friedman’s art of fusing history and psychology. Clio’s Psyche, 26(3), 376-380. https://doi.org/10.70763/c82836ed448c41094025b4a872c5341e
- West, M. I. (2019). Keeping vigil: A professor’s response to a university shooting. Clio’s Psyche, 26(1), 91-92. https://doi.org/10.70763/92426b262d11b0ade77387cf8416e153
- West, M. I. (2018). Matilda Joslyn Gage on Christianity’s role in the suppression of women. Clio’s Psyche, 25(1), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.70763/42cd63cb189c30ed03e42ce2c069566c
- West, M. I. (2018). Infant depravity in children’s literature in Puritan America. Clio’s Psyche, 24(3), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.70763/577fd60255d4bb0f466464849ffe6d8e
Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig