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Paperback Humanitarianism and Modern Culture Book

ISBN: 0271036788

ISBN13: 9780271036786

Humanitarianism and Modern Culture

(Part of the Essays on Human Rights Series)

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It seems paradoxical that in the West the predominant mode of expressing concern about suffering in the Third World comes through participation in various forms of popular culture--such as buying tickets to a rock concert like Live Aid in 1985--rather than through political action based on expert knowledge. Keith Tester's aim in this book is to explore the phenomenon of what he calls "commonsense humanitarianism," the reasons for its hegemony as...

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