| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Contents |
Argument; Chapter One: The Number of the Beast; Chapter Two: The Bloody Road to Redemption; Chapter Three: Bankruptcy and the Stake; Chapter Four: Five Centuries of Rumors; Chapter Five: Violence and Fear; Chapter Six: A Rumor Brings a Kingdom to Ruin; Chapter Seven: When Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy; Chapter Eight: Too Loud to Be True; Chapter Nine: Jack the Ripper; Chapter Ten: Cannons and Rumors; Chapter Eleven: The Night When They Attacked America; Chapter Twelve: The Death of Democracy Is Greeted with Applause; Chapter Thirteen: The Birth of a Mythology |
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Chapter Fourteen: The Dictator Who Didn't Have Gold TapsChapter Fifteen: Murderous Rumors; Chapter Sixteen: A New Witch Hunt; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Rumors that Changed the World explores the social and cultural impact of rumor from Antiquity to the mid-1990s, examining it as one of the most important contributing factors to violence and discrimination. The book is aimed at a wide range of scholars interested in history, psychology, communication, sociology, anthropology, and politics |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Rumor -- History
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History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Rumor.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498500845 |
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1498500846 |
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