{"product_id":"9781780326351","title":"The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the World","description":"Author: McGoey, Linsey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780326351\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Sep 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliberate ignorance has been known as the 'Ostrich Instruction' in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people's lives? Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today's post-truth world?\u003cbr\u003eA bold, wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between ignorance and power in the modern age, from debates over colonial power and economic rent-seeking in the 18th and 19th centuries to the legal defences of today, \u003ci\u003eThe Unknowers\u003c\/i\u003e shows that strategic ignorance has not only long been an inherent part of modern power and big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629817974942,"sku":"UBD-9781780326351","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780326351.jpg?v=1774222028","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780326351","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}