The estimable Joseph Epstein-essayist, past editor of The American Scholar, and recipient of the 2003 National Humanities Medal along with Hal Holbrook and John Updike-brings together a collection of essays exploring what he calls the "new virtue of victimhood." With a critical eye toward current trends in politics and culture, where "affirmative-action politicians" are voted into office not for their intrinsic qualities but by the accidents of their birth, Epstein examines the nature of victimhood and the role it plays in contemporary society.
- ISBN10 1630761958
- ISBN13 9781630761950
- Publish Date 3 October 2017
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 10 March 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English