Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 7
4. Introduction 9
5. The Decline of Political Trust and the Rise of Populism in the United States 37
6. Waning Trust in (Scientific) Experts and Expertise? 61
7. Shifting Meridians of Global Authority 87
8. Trust and the City 111
9. “We must trust that look of hers” 135
10. “We believe that we have a right to revelations, visions, and dreams from God” 167
11. The Trust Debate in the Literature of the American Renaissance 191
12. Authority, Genealogy, Infrastructure 223
13. Shoppers, Worshippers, Culture Warriors 245
14. List of Contributors 277