Private Truths, Public Lies

Private Truths, Public Lies

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Timur Kuran

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Notes on Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, In good condition, Previous owner's name to front endpaper


Private Truths, Public Lies is a book by Timur Kuran, a Turkish-American economist and professor of economics and political science at Duke University. The book was published by Harvard University Press in 1995 and has 423 pages. It explores the phenomenon of preference falsification, which is the act of misrepresenting oneÕs wants under perceived social pressures. The book argues that preference falsification can have significant consequences for social and political change, such as revolutions, ethnic conflicts, and policy shifts. Additional remarks, dust jacket spine sun-faded.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Timur Kuran

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Notes on Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, In good condition, Previous owner's name to front endpaper


Private Truths, Public Lies is a book by Timur Kuran, a Turkish-American economist and professor of economics and political science at Duke University. The book was published by Harvard University Press in 1995 and has 423 pages. It explores the phenomenon of preference falsification, which is the act of misrepresenting oneÕs wants under perceived social pressures. The book argues that preference falsification can have significant consequences for social and political change, such as revolutions, ethnic conflicts, and policy shifts. Additional remarks, dust jacket spine sun-faded.