Authority and trust in US culture and society : interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives

Authority and trust in US culture and society interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives

In the past two decades, a discourse of crisis has emerged about the democratic institutions and political culture of the US: many structures of authority which people had more or less taken for granted are facing a massive public loss of trust. This volume takes an interdisciplinary and historical...

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Other Authors: Leypoldt, Günter editor (editor), Berg, Manfred editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
Bielefeld : [2021]
Edition:1st ed
Series:American Culture Studies
Subjects:
Trust; Authority; Populism; Urbanity; US Religion; US Literature; America; Politics; Literature; American History; Policy; American Studies; History; Cultural Studies;
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States.
America.
American History.
American Studies.
Authority.
Cultural Studies.
History.
Literature.
Policy.
Politics.
Populism.
US Literature.
US Religion.
Urbanity.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720299606719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Decline of Political Trust and the Rise of Populism in the United States
  • Waning Trust in (Scientific) Experts and Expertise?
  • Shifting Meridians of Global Authority
  • Trust and the City
  • “We must trust that look of hers”
  • “We believe that we have a right to revelations, visions, and dreams from God”
  • The Trust Debate in the Literature of the American Renaissance
  • Authority, Genealogy, Infrastructure
  • Shoppers, Worshippers, Culture Warriors
  • List of Contributors

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