{"product_id":"the-unknowers-how-strategic-ignorance-rules-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinsey McGoey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeliberate 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Unknowers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinsey McGoey is a writer and sociologist based in the United Kingdom. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacobin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, is author of \u003ci\u003eNo Such Thing as a Free Gift \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Ignorance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). She is currently a Reader in Sociology at the University of Essex, UK.\u003cbr\u003eLinsey McGoey is a writer and sociologist based in the United Kingdom. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacobin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, is author of \u003ci\u003eNo Such Thing as a Free Gift \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Ignorance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). She is currently a Reader in Sociology at the University of Essex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52480485884211,"sku":"9781780326368","price":158.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z282TGFsRkFvcVVRY1V6VXI1UGxkZz09.webp?v=1759721336","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-unknowers-how-strategic-ignorance-rules-the-world-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}