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The Tyranny of Guilt An Essay on Western Masochism

Hardcover • 2010 • English

The Tyranny of Guilt An Essay on Western Masochism

By Pascal Bruckner

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Why the West must overcome its guilty conscience to foster a better global future Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism—the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. It has become a pathology, and even an obstacle to fighting today's atrocities. Bruckner, one of France's leading writers and public i...Show more

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ISBN

9780691143767

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

The Tyranny of Guilt An Essay on Western Masochism

Format

Hardcover

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