The Unmasking Style in Social Theory

by Peter Baehr

Book Overview

This book examines the nature of unmasking in social theory, in revolutionary movements and in popular culture. Unmasking is not the same as scientific refutation or principled disagreement. When people unmask, they claim to rip off a disguise, revealing the true beneath the feigned. The author distinguishes two basic types of unmasking. The first, aimed at persons or groups, exposes hypocrisy and enmity, and is a staple of revolutionary movements...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138091758
• ISBN13: 9781138091757
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"