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Regarding the Pain of Others

Paperback • 2004 • English

Regarding the Pain of Others

By Susan Sontag

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

A brilliant, clear-eyed consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture—its ubiquity, meanings, and effects. Considered one of the greatest critics of her generation, Susan Sontag followed up her monumental On Photography with an extended study of human violence, reflecting on a question first posed by Virginia Woolf in Three Guineas: How in your opinion are we to prevent war? “For a long time some people believed that if the horror could be made vivid enough, most peopl...Show more

Philosophy and Religion

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ISBN

9780312422196

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

2004

Language

English

Original title

Regarding the Pain of Others

Format

Paperback

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