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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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| Summary |
The first book to examine the nature, practices, and potential of empathy for understanding and addressing human problems on a global scale Violence and acts of hatred worldwide-from the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Darfur, and Palestine-call attention to the critical importance of empathy in human affairs. Empathy in the Global World examines the role of compassion in decision making, how it is communicated via the media, and how it affects global problems such as poverty and environmental disasters. Ideal for und. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index. |
| Contents |
A global imperative : the unveiling of empathy -- The creation of empathy : from ancients to moderns -- Geopolitics : the spoils of empathy -- Immigration : empathy's flickering flames? -- Crafting images : media and empathy -- Catastrophes, tsunamis, and Katrinas -- "I didn't do it for you" : organizations, class, and poverty -- Empathetic literacy : come, shout about it? |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cultural relations.
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Cultural relations. |
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Empathy.
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Empathy. |
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Humanitarianism.
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Humanitarianism. |
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Intercultural communication.
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Intercultural communication. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781412957915 |
| ISBN |
9781452213521 (electronic book) |
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1452213526 (electronic book) |
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9781452230399 (ebook) |
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1452230390 (ebook) |
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9781412957908 (cloth) |
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1412957907 (cloth) |
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9781412957915 (paperback) |
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1412957915 (paperback) |
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