From Guilt to Shame Auschwitz and After |
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| Author:
| Leys, Ruth |
| Series title: | 20/21 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-14332-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Why has shame displaced guilt as a dominant emotional reference in the West? This book presents a genealogical-critical study of the vicissitudes of the concept of survivor guilt and the significance of guilt's replacement by shame.
Why has shame displaced guilt as a dominant emotional reference in the West? This book presents a genealogical-critical study of the vicissitudes of the concept of survivor guilt and the significance of guilt's replacement by shame.