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Hamilton College - FALL 2010 | ||
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Gossip and the Everyday Production of Politics (9th Edition) by Niko Besnier Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-8248-3357-0 / 0824833570 ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-3357-2 / 9780824833572 Although gossip is disapproved of across the world’s societies, it is a prominent feature of sociality, whose role in the construction of society and culture cannot be overestimated. In particular, gossip is central to the enactment of politics: through it people transform difference into inequality |