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Author:   Christian Borch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780367478049

ISBN 10:   0367478048
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   14 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction 1. The Imitative, Contagious, and Suggestible Roots of Modern Society: Towards a Mimetic Foundation of Social Theory Part II: Historical Roots: The Rise of Imitation, Contagion, and Suggestion Theory 2. The Mimetic Unconscious: A Mirror for Genealogical Reflections 3. Durkheim on Imitation 4. Mimesis as a Social Practice of Self-Education Part III: Adaptations: The Proliferation of Mimetic Thought 5. Market Mimesis: Imitation, Contagion, and Suggestion in Financial Markets 6. #Contagion 7. ‘Charlie Hebdo’ and the Two Sides of Imitation 8. Viral Chatter and the Afterlife of Contagion 9. Contagious Agents: Epidemics, Networks, Computer Simulations Part IV: Looking Back to Look Ahead: Rethinking Individuality and the Social 10. Unpacking I-C-S: Montaigne and the Project of the Self 11. The Reactive: Social Experiences of Surface and Depth 12. Suggestion, Affect and Speculative Science

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Christian Borch is Professor of Economic Sociology and Social Theory at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

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