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Empathy in the Global World An Intercultural Perspective

The first book to examine the nature, practices, and potential of empathy for understanding and addressing human problems on a global scale Violence and acts of hatred worldwide-from the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Darfur, and Palestine-call attention to the critical importance of empathy in human affairs. Empathy in the Global World examines the role of compassion in decision making, how it is communicated via the media, and how it affects global problems such as poverty and environmental disasters. Ideal for und

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  • "The first book to examine the nature, practices, and potential of empathy for understanding and addressing human problems on a global scale Violence and acts of hatred worldwide-from the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Darfur, and Palestine-call attention to the critical importance of empathy in human affairs. Empathy in the Global World examines the role of compassion in decision making, how it is communicated via the media, and how it affects global problems such as poverty and environmental disasters. Ideal for und"@en
  • "Through the use of contemporary examples - the terrorism of 9/11; the war in Iraq; media reporting on immigration; the global economy; recent natural environmental disasters - Calloway-Thomas explores the various ways empathy can help create a greater understanding. First, this book gives empathy a global, intercultural communication emphasis. It uses the concept of empathy to pose questions that go to the heart of human potentialities that are very relevant to intercultural communication. For example, the book grapples with such questions as: To what extent are key politicians' use of discourse surrounding the war in Iraq helping to deplete the world's stock of empathy? What are the connecting tissues and fissures of such discourse? Second, the book goes beyond existing knowledge on empathy and extends into the realms of media, global class issues, the world of NGOs, and natural disasters. As such, the book takes readers on a tour of empathy's nature, uses, practices and potentials in this manner. In this regard, the proposed book breaks new and compelling ground. Third, in its scope, the book exploits the disciplines of communication, black studies, education, history, cultural studies, media, philanthropy, psychology, religious studies, and sociology to bring fresh insights into the discourse, dynamics, patterns, and practices of empathy."

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  • "Empathy in the global world an intercultural perspective"
  • "Empathy in the Global World An Intercultural Perspective"@en
  • "Empathy in the global world : an intercultural perspective"
  • "Empathy in the global world : an intercultural perspective"@en

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