Authority and trust in US culture and society : interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives / Günter Leypoldt, Manfred Berg
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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Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | American Culture Studies
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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