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035			_a(OCoLC)1341203113
092			_a306.42 _bB959
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aBurke, Peter, _d1937- _eauthor. _9369753
245	1	0	_aIgnorance : _ba global history / _cPeter Burke.
264		1	_aNew Haven ; _aLondon : _bYale University Press, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023
300			_axiv, 310 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations, map ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 262-298) and index.
520			_a"Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the "giant" of ignorance, and in today's hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors? In this highly original account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity's ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance--genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious--from the willful politicians who redrew Europe's borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate change denial. The result is a lively exploration of human knowledge across the ages, and the importance of recognizing its limits."-- _cPublisher's website.
650		0	_aKnowledge, Sociology of _xHistory.
650		0	_aIgnorance (Theory of knowledge) _xHistory.
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