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The truth society : science, disinformation, and politics in Berlusconi's Italy / Noelle Molé Liston.

Author/creator Liston, Noelle Molé
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Descriptionxv, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction : The Disinformation Society -- Manifest Disguise and The Rise of Mediatized Politics -- The Soldiers of Rationality -- The Rise of Algorithm Populism -- The Trial Against Disinformation -- Scientific Anesthetization in the Anthropocene -- Conclusion : The Mirrored Window Society : Customized Data and Democratic Futures.
Abstract "This book seeks to understand how the late-twentieth-century era of Italian political spectacle, which regularly blurred fact and fiction, has shaped how people understand truth, particularly mass mediated information, and in turn, scientific knowledge and forms of governance"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020003687
ISBN9781501750786 (hardcover)
ISBN9781501750793 (paperback)
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