Empathy in the global world [[electronic resource] ] : an intercultural perspective / / Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
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| Autore: |
Calloway-Thomas Carolyn <1943->
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| Titolo: |
Empathy in the global world [[electronic resource] ] : an intercultural perspective / / Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 302.1 |
| 303.48209 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Cultural relations |
| Empathy | |
| Humanitarianism | |
| Intercultural communication | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - A Global Imperative: The Unveiling of Empathy; 2 - The Creation of Empathy: From Ancients to Moderns; 3 - Geopolitics: The Spoils of Empathy; 4 - Immigration: Empathy's Flickering Flames?; 5 - Crafting Images: Media and Empathy; 6 - Catastrophes, Tsunamis, and Katrinas; 7 - "I Didn't Do It for You" Organizations, Class, and Poverty; 8 - Empathetic Literacy Come, Shout About It?; References; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Evidence of violence and hatred worldwide - from the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to the war in Iraq - call special attention to the critical importance of empathy in human affairs. This text examines the nature and zones of empathy, exploring how an understanding of empathy shapes global talk and action. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Empathy in the global world |
| ISBN: | 1-4129-5790-7 |
| 1-4522-1352-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910480666703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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