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The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities--whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocide-is no fairy tale. In The Elephant... read more
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There is a famous fourteenth-century Castilian story about a Moorish king duped by three swindlers into believing that a dazzling new suit they are supposedly weaving for him is somehow invisible to any person of illegitimate birth.
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- Eviatar Zerubavel (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 302.2
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- Books › Medicine › Specialties › Psychiatry
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › Social Psychology & Interactions
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › Clinical Psychology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Ethics & Morality
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