States of Denial Knowing About Atrocities and Suffering

Stanley Cohen

2nd Edition

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New edition of a highly acclaimed book by a seminal figure in modern sociology Addresses the way humans shut out and deny difficult truths, from the realities of human suffering on distant continents, to atrocities being carried out before our eyes.

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ISBN:	9780745644684
Publisher:	Polity
Imprint:	Polity Press
Pub date:	05 May 2017
Edition:	2nd Edition
DEWEY:	121.5
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	380
Weight:	-1g