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050 4 _aD10.C475 2015
082 0 _a909
100 1 _aChirovici, Eugen O.
245 1 0 _aRumors That Changed the World :
_bA History of Violence and Discrimination.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBlue Ridge Summit :
_bLexington Books/Fortress Academic,
_c2014.
264 4 _c©2014.
300 _a1 online resource (193 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- 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 -- Chapter Fourteen: The Dictator Who Didn't Have Gold Taps -- Chapter Fifteen: Murderous Rumors -- Chapter Sixteen: A New Witch Hunt -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
520 _aRumors 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aRumor - History.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aChirovici, Eugen O.
_tRumors That Changed the World
_dBlue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic,c2014
_z9781498500838
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4694679
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