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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Bielefeld :
transcript,
2021.
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Colección: | American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ;
Bd. 30. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 look at the transformations of authority and trust in the United States. The contributors examine government institutions, political parties, urban neighborhoods, scientific experts, international leadership, religious communities, and literary production. Exploring the nexus between authority and trust is crucial to understand the loss of legitimacy experienced by political, social, and cultural institutions not only in the United States but in Western democracies at large. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783839451892 3839451892 3837651894 9783837651898 |