What is the purpose of images of pain and suffering? Can there be any real justification for the creation, and consumption, of such images?
In this seminal volume, Susan Sontag examines the uses and meanings of images, from inspiring dissent to fostering violence to creating apathy. And through this lens she considers the nature of war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of conscience.
'A far-reaching set of ruminations [...] on what it means to be alive and alert in the twenty-first century' Independent
'Sontag is on top form: devastating' Los Angeles Times
'Simple, elegant, fiercely persuasive' Metro
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Language: English Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: DAW (2004) ISBN-10: 0141012374 ISBN-13: 9780141012377 Genre: Self-help Size: 10.9 cm x 17.3 cm Shipping Weight: 60 grams Condition: New
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