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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639161268 Title: Willful blindness : why we ignore the obvious at our peril Author: Margaret Heffernan Publisher: New York : Walker, ©2011. ISBN/ISSN: 9780802719980 0802719988 OCLC:639161268

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Willful blindness : why we ignore the obvious at our peril

Author:	Margaret Heffernan
Publisher:	New York : Walker, ©2011.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : 1st U.S. edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Presents an analysis of the human tendency towards selective ignorance, discussing why people practice denial and assessing the impact of the phenomenon on private and working lives as well as within governments and organizations.
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Subjects	Perception. Denial (Psychology) Rationalization (Psychology) View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Margaret Heffernan Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780802719980 0802719988
OCLC Number:	639161268
Description:	294 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:	Affinity and beyond -- Love is blind -- Dangerous convictions -- The limits of your mind -- The ostrich instruction -- Just following orders -- The cult of cultures -- Bystanders -- Out of sight, out of mind -- De-moralizing work -- Cassandra -- See better.
Responsibility:	Margaret Heffernan.

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Presents an analysis of the human tendency towards selective ignorance, discussing why people practice denial and assessing the impact of the phenomenon on private and working lives as well as within governments and organizations.

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