Mistrust : an ethnographic theory /

Trust occupies a unique place in contemporary discourse. Seen as both necessary and virtuous, it is variously depicted as enhancing the social fabric, lowering crime rates, increasing happiness and generating prosperity. It allows for complex political systems, permits human communication, underpins...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carey, Matthew (Anthropologist) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Hau Books, [2017]
Series:	Malinowski monographs series.
Subjects:	Trust > Social aspects. Trust > Sociological aspects. Trust > Anthropological aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the apotheosis of trust
Chapter 1 Lying and obfuscation: the uncertain ground of speech
Chapter 2 Trust or tolerance on the treachery of friends
Chapter 3 The triumph of contingency : anarchism as realpolitik
Chapter 4 Conspiracy, witchcraft and theft : manifestations of the mistrusting imagination
Conclusion.