{"product_id":"regarding-the-pain-of-others","title":"Regarding the Pain of Others","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brilliant, clear-eyed consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture, its ubiquity, meanings, and effects. In this extended study of human violence, Susan Sontag considers a question first posed by Virginia Woolf: How, in your opinion, are we to prevent war?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the distinguishing features of modern life is the countless opportunities we have to regard, at a distance, horrors taking place throughout the world through photographs, television, and newsprint. But are viewers inured—or incited—to violence by images of cruelty? What does it mean to care about the suffering of others far away? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegarding the Pain of Others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e challenges our thinking about images, war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of conscience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSusan Sontag (1933–2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, and one of the most influential critics of her generation. She was the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgainst Interpretation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Photography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as four novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which won the National Book Award. She died in New York City in 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicador\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly 15, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSocial Science · Media Studies · Violence in Society · Photography · Criticism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781250374721\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67677941039286,"sku":"9781250374721","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781250374721.jpg?v=1792423399","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/regarding-the-pain-of-others","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}