| Author | Pascal Bruckner |
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| Original title | Le Sanglot de l'homme blanc |
| Translator | William R. Beer |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions du Seuil |
Publication date | 1 May 1983 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1986 |
| Pages | 309 |
| ISBN | 9782020064910 |
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The Tears of the White Man: Compassion as Contempt (French: Le Sanglot de l'homme blanc. Tiers-Monde, culpabilité, haine de soi) is a 1983 book by the French philosopher Pascal Bruckner. It describes how the political left of the Western world has a sentimental view of the Third World. Bruckner criticises this and how it is used to revel in self-hatred and perceived guilt.[1] The book was published in English in 1986, translated by William R. Beer.[2]
Roger Kimball regards Bruckner's 2006 book The Tyranny of Guilt as a sequel to The Tears of the White Man.[3]
- ^ Barlow, Fiona Kate (September 2010). "Post-colonial colonialism? Postcolonial". Australian Review of Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ The tears of the white man : compassion as contempt. OCLC 13762056. Retrieved 2016-01-20 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Kimball, Roger (17 May 2010). "The West's Burden". National Review. Retrieved 25 June 2017.