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Distant suffering : morality, media, and politics / Luc Boltanski ; translated by Graham Burchell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies / Series EditorsPublication details: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999.Description: xviii, 246 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521573890 (hbk)
  • 9780521573894 (hbk)
  • 0521659531 (pbk)
  • 9780521659536 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.2345
LOC classification:
  • B 105 B694d 1999
Other classification:
  • 71.51 l
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I.- The question of the spectator: 1 The politics of pity; 2 Taking sides; 3 The moral spectator--- Part II.- The topics of suffering: 4 The topic of denunciation; 5 The topic of sentiment; 6 The critique of sentimentalism; 7 The aesthetic topic; 8 Heroes and the accursed --- Part III.- The crisis of pity: 9 What reality has misfortune?; 10 How realistic is action?
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) B 105 B694d 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000063648

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-239) and index.

Part I.- The question of the spectator: 1 The politics of pity; 2 Taking sides; 3 The moral spectator--- Part II.- The topics of suffering: 4 The topic of denunciation; 5 The topic of sentiment; 6 The critique of sentimentalism; 7 The aesthetic topic; 8 Heroes and the accursed --- Part III.- The crisis of pity: 9 What reality has misfortune?; 10 How realistic is action?

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