Mistrust : : an ethnographic theory / / Matthew Carey.
Trust occupies a unique place in contemporary discourse. Seen as both necessary and good, it is variously depicted as enhancing the social fabric, lowering crime rates, increasing happiness, and generating prosperity. It allows for complex political systems, permits human communication, underpins fi...
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Superior document: | The Malinowski monographs |
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Place / Publishing House: | Chicago, IL USA : : HAU Books,, 2017. |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Malinowski monographs
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the apotheosis of trust
- Chapter 1. Lying and obfuscation: the uncertain ground of speech
- Chapter 2. Trust or tolerance ? on the treachery of friends
- Chapter 3. The triumph of contingency : anarchism as realpolitik
- Chapter 4. Conspiracy, witchcraft and theft : manifestations of the mistrusting imagination
- Conclusion.