Secrecy: Silence, Power, and Religion

by Hugh B. Urban

Book Overview

The powers of political secrecy and social spectacle have been taken to surreal extremes recently. Witness the twin terrors of a president who refuses to disclose dealings with foreign powers while the private data of ordinary citizens is stolen and marketed in order to manipulate consumer preferences and voting outcomes. We have become accustomed to thinking about secrecy in political terms and personal privacy terms. In this bracing, new work, Hugh...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022674664X
• ISBN13: 9780226746647
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"