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True enough : learning to live in a post-fact society
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True enough : learning to live in a post-fact society

Author: Farhad Manjoo
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Manjoo presents findings from psychology, sociology, political science, and economics to show how new technologies are prompting the cultural ascendancy of belief over facts.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Farhad Manjoo
ISBN: 9780470050101 0470050101
OCLC Number: 174131040
Description: v, 250 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Why facts no longer matter --
"Reality" is splitting --
The new tribalism : swift boats and the power of choosing --
Trusting your senses : selective perception and 9/11 --
Questionable expertise : the stolen election and the men who push it --
The twilight of objectivity, or what's the matter with Lou Dobbs? --
"Truthiness" everywhere --
Epilogue: Living in a world without trust.
Responsibility: Farhad Manjoo.
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Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they've been thoroughly discredited? This title explores the controversies of national politics, foreign affairs, and  Read more...

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"...Manjoo has produced an engaging, illustrative look at the dangers of living in an oversaturated media world." (Publishers Weekly, January 28, 2008)

 
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