Humiliation
and other essays on honor, social discomfort, and violence
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Author
Publication
1993 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
67,500 words, Guess
Page Count
270 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1394068M
- ISBN-100801428815
- OCLC Control Number502426097
- OCLC Control Number32766665
- Internet Archivehumiliationother0000mill
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number93001273
- LibraryThing616649
- Goodreads1866912
Classifications
- DDC152.4
- LCCBF575.H85 M55 1993
Description
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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