{"product_id":"trumping-truth-essays-on-the-destructive-power-of-alternative-facts-paperback","title":"Trumping Truth: Essays on the Destructive Power of \"Alternative Facts\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalvador Jiménez Murguía\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, coined the phrase \"alternative facts\" in January 2017, objectivity in public discourse--the long-held belief in a more or less agreed-upon set of verifiable truths--went into a tailspin. The use of alternative facts and narratives quickly became the go-to rhetorical strategy, especially among Trump's administration and base. Rebuttals based on fact-checking and hard data were demoted to mere choices in a media bazaar where consumers are free to source their own versions of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume explores the social and political disruption accompanying the loss of faith in objectivity, along with reflections on the disregard for truth and honesty, both within the Trump Administration and in contemporary popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvador Jiménez Murguía\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of sociology at Akita International University in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807374508320,"sku":"9781476679099","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86862a2e055ba79854f73fea68e47954.webp?v=1780931305","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trumping-truth-essays-on-the-destructive-power-of-alternative-facts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}