Details
ISBN: 9788323342908
Published: April 18, 2017
Publisher: Merrell Publishers, LTD
Trim: 5.80 x 8.90 Inches
Pages: 250
Through the Looking Glass
Writers’ Memoirs at the Turn of the 21st Century
Robert Kusek
By Robert Kusek
Topographies of (Post)Modernity: Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature in English
About the Book
In contrast to the notion of trust, which has become popular as a social phenomenon in the social sciences of late, the notion of mistrust is mostly overlooked. If at all, mistrust is investigated as the flip side of trust, as an annoying absence and a societal failure. The most pressing question always seems to be how to restore trust in the state, as well as how to foster trust in civil agents and free markets. The contributors intend to take a step back and explore what people actually do when they mistrust. Particular attention is paid to how mistrust relates to detachment, suspicion, and doubt as well as to social complexity.