The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochism

Princeton University Press (2010)
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Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism - the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War-II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. This title argues that guilt has gone too far. It states that obsessive guilt has obscured important realities

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0691154309   9781400834310   0691143765   9780691154305

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10.1515/9781400834310
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Contents.Pascal Bruckner
Conclusion. A Poisoned Gift.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Eight. Doubt And Faith: The Quarrel Between Europe And The United States.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Four. The Fanaticism Of Modesty.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Five. The Second Golgotha.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter One. Guilt Peddlers.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Seven. Depression In Paradise: France, A Symptom And Caricature Of Europe.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Six. Listen To My Suffering.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Three. Innocence Recovered.Pascal Bruckner
Chapter Two. The Pathologies Of Debt.Pascal Bruckner
Introduction.Pascal Bruckner
Index.Pascal Bruckner
Postscript to the English Translation.Pascal Bruckner

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