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- American Dolorologies: Pain, Sentimentalism, Biopolitics
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- 2014
- Published by: State University of New York Press
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Offers a critical history of the role of pain, suffering, and compassion in democratic culture.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- One: What Is Dolorology?
- pp. 1-18
- Four: Picturing Racial Pain
- pp. 93-146
- Five: Late Modern Pain
- pp. 147-168
- Works Cited
- pp. 199-218
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ISBN
9781438450230
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OCLC
871257343
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2014-04-15
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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