The Empire of Trauma: An Inquiry into the Condition of Victimhood
by Didier Fassin, Richard Rechtman
In The Empire of Trauma, Didier Fassin and Richard Rechtman investigate the modern condition of victimhood. Focusing on the relationship between trauma, suffering, and social recognition, they examine how ideas about victims have evolved and how trauma has become an influential way of interpreting personal and collective experience.
About This Book
The Empire of Trauma explores the relationship between trauma and victimhood.
Didier Fassin and Richard Rechtman examine how these ideas have developed and gained significance.
The book considers the social meaning of suffering and the ways victimhood can shape public understanding.
It offers an inquiry into a condition that has become increasingly prominent in contemporary life.
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