Authority and Trust in US Culture and Society : : Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives /

Authority and Trust in US Culture and Society : : Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives / / ed. by Günter Leypoldt, Manfred Berg.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2021 Part 2
MitwirkendeR:
Berg, Manfred,
Böller, Florian,
Jetter, Claudia,
Keller, Judith,
Leypoldt, Günter,
Peterfy, Margit,
Schloss, Dietmar,
Sommer, Tim,
Stievermann, Jan,
Thunert, Martin,
Werner, Cosima,
HerausgeberIn:
Gerhard, Ulrike,
Harnisch, Sebastian,
Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:American Culture Studies ; 30
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Physical Description:1 online resource (282 p.)
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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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