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A Passion for Society

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

A Passion for Society

By Iain Wilkinson, Arthur Kleinman

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About the book

What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? In this trenchant work, Arthur Kleinman - a renowned figure in medical anthropology - and Iain Wilkinson, an award-winning sociologist, team up to offer some answers to these profound questions. A Passion for Society investigates the...Show more

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9780520287235

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

2016

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