Authority: Construction and Corrosion

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Constructing Authority Chapter 2: Oratory and Ridicule: Thersites and the Homeric Assembly Chapter 3: Rumors and Prophecies: Lucius Aurelius Cotta and the Roman Senate, 15 March 44 B.C. Chapter 4: Law, Curses, and Derision: Egil Skallagrimsson and the Gula Thing Chapter 5: Against Authority: Corrosive Discourses Chapter 6: And What About the Women? Chapter 7: Religion and the Construction of Authority Chapter 8: Scholars and Cold Warriors: Some Discussions of Authority in the 1950s Chapter 9: Presidents and Protesters: Changes in the Mode of Authority Production Appendix A Mailing from the "Hundredth Monkey" Project Appendix B Remarks by President Ronald Reagan at the National Association of Broadcasters' 70th Annual Convention, 13 April 1992 Appendix C Interview with Rick Springer, "CBS This Morning," 17 April 1992 Appendix D "The Hundredth Monkey Speaks": An Editorial from the Wall Street Journal, 21 April 1992 Appendix E "Excuse Me, Mr. President": Excerpts from an Article by Rick Springer Appendix F United States vs. Springer: Excerpt from the Federal Court Record Notes Index