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Gossip, Epistemology, and Power - Knowledge Underground (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017) Loot Price: R3,626

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Gossip, Epistemology, and Power - Knowledge Underground (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Karen Adkins

Gossip, Epistemology, and Power - Knowledge Underground (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Karen Adkins

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Loot Price R3,626 Discovery Miles 36 260 | Repayment Terms: R340 pm x 12*

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This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but most often out of desire to make sense of the world while lacking access to better options for obtaining knowledge. This volume explores how, when our access to knowledge is blocked, gossip becomes a viable path to knowledge attainment, one that involves the asking of questions, the exchange of ideas, and the challenging of preconceived notions.

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Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Karen Adkins
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	295
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-47839-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	3-319-47839-7
Barcode:	9783319478395