Distant suffering: morality, media and politics
Auteur :
Boltanski, Luc
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521573894
Date de publication :
28 oct. 1999
Dimensions :
24,0 x 15,8 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What is the morally acceptable response to images of starving children, bombed villages and mass graves brought to us by television? Luc Boltanski discusses the ways in which spectators have tried to respond to what they have seen and asks if there remains a place for pity in modern politics.