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

Naqvi, F.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-04-09

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349536351

DOI: 10.1057/9780230603479

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264