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An edition of Humiliation (1993)

Humiliation

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How do we feel when our friend turns up with a holiday present and we have nothing ready to give in exchange? What lies behind our small social panics and the maneuvers we use, to avoid losing face? Recognizing how much we care about how others see us, this wise and witty book tackles the complex subject of humiliation and the emotions that keep us going as self-respecting social actors. William Ian Miller writes astutely about a host of homely and seemingly banal social occasions and shows us what is buried behind them. In his view, our lives are permeated with sometimes merely uncomfortable, sometimes hair-raising rituals of shame and humiliation. Take the unwanted dinner invitation, the exchange of valentines in grade school, or the "diabolically ingenious invention of the bridal registry." Readers will have no trouble recognizing the social situations he finds indicative of our often perilous dealings with each other.

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Cornell University Press
Language
English
Pages
270

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Shame, Honor, Humiliation, Essays (single author), Ehre, Erniedrigung, Scham, Emotionssocial psychology, Bf575.h85 m55 1995, 152.4, Cp 3000, Lb 51000
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Humiliation: And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, and Violence
May 1995, Cornell University Press
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Cover of: Humiliation
Humiliation: and other essays on honor, social discomfort, and violence
1993, Cornell University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references ( P. [245]-261) and index.

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Ithaca

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
152.4
Library of Congress
BF575.H85 M55 1993, BF575.H85M55 1993, BF575.H85 M55 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 270 p. ;
Number of pages
270

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1394068M
ISBN 10
0801428815
LCCN
93001273
OCLC/WorldCat
502426097, 32766665
LibraryThing
616649
Goodreads
1866912

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OL3297088W

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