Imitation, Contagion, Suggestion
On Mimesis and Society
Terrorist attacks seem to mimic other terrorist attacks. Mass shootings appear to mimic previous mass shootings. Financial traders seem to mimic other traders. It is not a novel observation that people often imitate others. Some might even suggest that mimesis is at the core of human interaction. However, understanding such mimesis and its broader implications is no trivial task. Imitation, Contagion, Suggestion sheds important light on the ways in which society is intimately linked to and characterized by mimetic patterns.Taking its starting point in late-nineteenth-century discussions about imitation, contagion, and suggestion, the volume e…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-351-03493-7
- EAN: 9781351034937
- Produktnummer: 29873533
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 250 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 5'125 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 6 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 6 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Christian Borch is Professor of Economic Sociology and Social Theory at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
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