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An edition of The art of cruelty (2011)

The art of cruelty

a reckoning

1st ed.

by and

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Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.

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W.W. Norton & Co.
Language
English
Pages
288

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Subjects
Cruelty in art, Art, Moral and ethical aspects, Art, themes, motives, etc., New York Times reviewed

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Table of Contents

Styles of imprisonment
Theaters of cruelty
Great to watch
Catharsis, captivity
Everything is nice
They're only dolls
The golden rule
Nobody said no
The brutality of fact
Who we are
A situation of meat
Precariousness
Inflicted
Face
Rings of action
Rarer and better things.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Titles
Reckoning

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Dewey Decimal Class
700/.453
Library of Congress
N8217.C792 N45 2011, N8217.C792N45 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
288 p. ;
Number of pages
288

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OL25108773M
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ISBN 10
0393072150
ISBN 13
9780393072150
LCCN
2011001828
OCLC/WorldCat
668194794

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