Society and Social Sciences, Sociology and Anthropology, Anthropology
The Literary and Cultural Rhetoric of Victimhood

The Literary and Cultural Rhetoric of Victimhood: Western Europe, 1970-2005

Hardback Published on: 09/04/2008
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Synopsis

In a series of paradigmatic readings of René Girard, Peter Sloterdijk, Michael Haneke, Anselm Kiefer, Michel Houellebecq, Elfriede Jelinek, Giorgio Agamben, Naqvi examines the current fascination with victimhood and the desire for victim status.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
  • ISBN: 9781403975706
  • Number of pages: 264
  • Dimensions: 219 x 148 x 19 mm
  • Weight: 420g
  • Languages: English