Refractions of Violence (Paperback)

Refractions of Violence collects the recent essays of leading cultural critic and intellectual historian Martin Jay. Ranging over a wide variety of subjects, from Walter Benjamin's response to World War I to the Holocaust and the events of 9/11, this collection addresses the troubling issues of the intersection of violence and visual culture. It argues that we live in a closed economy of violence in which no outside can provide us with a safe haven from the treat of sudden, perhaps even fatal injury, either real or symbolic. By examining a number of ways in which the dialectic of violence and counter-violence finds its way into the arts, both high and low, and permeates visual experience in general, it hopes to cast some light on the dark recesses of contemporary life.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Martin Jay
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-96666-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-96666-3
Barcode:	9780415966665

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