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In: Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Volume 72, Issue 487, p. 490-498
ISSN: 1744-0378
In: Journal of the Royal African Society, Volume XXVI, Issue CIII, p. 216-236
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: Journal of The Royal Central Asian Society, Volume 13, Issue 1, p. 29-42
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Volume 37, Issue 1, p. 99-118
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Volume 36, Issue 4, p. 572-585
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Journal of the Royal African Society, Volume XV, Issue LIX, p. 261-273
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Volume 28, Issue 3, p. 385-403
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: The American journal of sociology, Volume 5, Issue 6, p. 721-745
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Journal of political economy, Volume 1, Issue 4, p. 593-596
ISSN: 1537-534X
In: American anthropologist: AA, Volume A5, Issue 2, p. 153-164
ISSN: 1548-1433
A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the "giant" of ignorance, and in today's hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors? In this highly original account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity's ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance—genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious—from the willful politicians who redrew Europe's borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate change denial. The result is a lively exploration of human knowledge across the ages, and the importance of recognizing its limits
