The Expulsion of the Other

First published in German as Die Austreibung des Anderen © S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2016

This English edition © Polity Press, 2018

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-2309-2

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Han, Byung-Chul, author.
Title: The expulsion of the other : society, perception and communication today / Byung-Chul Han.
Description: English edition. | Cambridge, UK : Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017033814 (print) | LCCN 2017036604 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509523092 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509523054 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509523061 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Fear--Social aspects. | Other (Philosophy)
Classification: LCC HM1071 (ebook) | LCC HM1071 .H36 2018 (print) | DDC
302/.17--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017033814

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