The Tears of the White Man: Compassion As Contempt by Pascal Bruckner

The Tears of the White Man: Compassion As Contempt

Pascal Bruckner

244 pages 1983

1 edition

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging reflective slow-paced
More Options

Read With Others

Book Information


Loading...

Description

In this imaginatively argued essay Bruckner lambasts Western attitudes toward the Third World as being characterized by guilt, hypocrisy, and paternalism. Bruckner is exasperated by those who unquestioningly label the industrial nations "exploiter...

Show More

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...