{"product_id":"silently-silenced-thomas-mathiesen-9781904380153","title":"Silently Silenced: Essays on the Creation of Acquiescence in Modern Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter reading \u003cem\u003eSilently Silenced\u003c\/em\u003e you will never view the ways of government in quite the same light again. A must-read for all people who are interested in democratic processes particularly in relation to criminology, sociology or the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first English edition of a work that has also appeared in Norwegian, Swedish and German - and that has been updated by the author to include September 11 and other contemporary developments. A central theme of Silently Silenced is that there exist 'numerous silent, suave and imperceptible methods and processes of silencing opposition which are structural, do not have clear-cut limits but are subtly unbounded, they absorb opposition, they are the methods and processes of everyday life brought into the political realm'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mathiesen points out, it is 'disturbingly clear how easily and imperceptibly we are transformed into acquiescent human beings'. \u003cem\u003eSilently Silenced\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with a quest for a 'revitalisation' of opposition and critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Mathiesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904380158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904380153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Thomas Mathiesen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939108323583,"sku":"9781904380153","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ae5a52c9-c34f-4662-8d38-5ace85292a9e.jpg?v=1681439545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silently-silenced-thomas-mathiesen-9781904380153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}