Author: Linsey McGoey
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1780326386
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Deliberate ignorance has been known as the ‘Ostrich Instruction’ in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people’s lives? Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today’s post-truth world? A bold, wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between ignorance and power in the modern age, from debates over colonial power and economic rent-seeking in the 18th and 19th centuries to the legal defences of today, The Unknowers shows that strategic ignorance has not only long been an inherent part of modern power and big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies.
The Unknowers
Author: Linsey McGoey
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1780326386
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Deliberate ignorance has been known as the ‘Ostrich Instruction’ in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people’s lives? Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today’s post-truth world? A bold, wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between ignorance and power in the modern age, from debates over colonial power and economic rent-seeking in the 18th and 19th centuries to the legal defences of today, The Unknowers shows that strategic ignorance has not only long been an inherent part of modern power and big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies.
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1780326386
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Deliberate ignorance has been known as the ‘Ostrich Instruction’ in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people’s lives? Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today’s post-truth world? A bold, wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between ignorance and power in the modern age, from debates over colonial power and economic rent-seeking in the 18th and 19th centuries to the legal defences of today, The Unknowers shows that strategic ignorance has not only long been an inherent part of modern power and big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies.
Mexican Law
Author: Stephen Zamora
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199288489
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In addition to setting forth rules and legal doctrines (with reference to practical application of the law), this volume surveys the key institutions that make and enforce the law in Mexico, and places them in their historical and cultural context.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199288489
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In addition to setting forth rules and legal doctrines (with reference to practical application of the law), this volume surveys the key institutions that make and enforce the law in Mexico, and places them in their historical and cultural context.
Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety
Author: William Charney
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420047868
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
It is ironic that those whose job it is to save lives often find themselves injured in the course of performing their duties. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers have higher injury rates than agriculture workers, miners, and construction workers. The Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety, Second Edition covers expo
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420047868
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
It is ironic that those whose job it is to save lives often find themselves injured in the course of performing their duties. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers have higher injury rates than agriculture workers, miners, and construction workers. The Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety, Second Edition covers expo
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise
Author: Myrtle Scharrer Betz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597320320
Category : Caladesi Island (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597320320
Category : Caladesi Island (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Public Accounts
Author: Alberta. Treasury Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Pain and the Promise
Author: Glenda Alice Rabby
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820320519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book covers the civil rights movement in Tallahassee, Florida during the 1950s and 1960s.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820320519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book covers the civil rights movement in Tallahassee, Florida during the 1950s and 1960s.
The Struggle for Black Equality
Author: Harvard Sitkoff
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429991917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Struggle for Black Equality is a dramatic, memorable history of the civil rights movement. Harvard Sitkoff offers both a brilliant interpretation of the personalities and dynamics of civil rights organizations and a compelling analysis of the continuing problems plaguing many African Americans. With a new foreword and afterword, and an up-to-date bibliography, this anniversary edition highlights the continuing significance of the movement for black equality and justice.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429991917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Struggle for Black Equality is a dramatic, memorable history of the civil rights movement. Harvard Sitkoff offers both a brilliant interpretation of the personalities and dynamics of civil rights organizations and a compelling analysis of the continuing problems plaguing many African Americans. With a new foreword and afterword, and an up-to-date bibliography, this anniversary edition highlights the continuing significance of the movement for black equality and justice.
The Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne
Author: Glenn J. Lockwood
Publisher: Lyndhurst, Ont. : Corporation of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
The Making of Community on the Gananoque River Frontier. 1796-1996.
Publisher: Lyndhurst, Ont. : Corporation of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
The Making of Community on the Gananoque River Frontier. 1796-1996.
Studies in the Lancelot Legend
Author: Ernst Soudek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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