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Acknowledgements		vi
Introduction: The Virtues of Silence: The Politics of Silence		1	(18)
Part I: The Politics and Culture of Noise
The Science and Technology of Silence		19	(11)
Marketing Noise		30	(8)
The Assault against Silence and Why Silence Matters		38	(25)
Part II: The Virtues of Silence
Where Silence Matters: Religion		63	(23)
Where Silence Matters: Philosophy		86	(15)
The Aesthetics of Silence		101	(10)
Where Silence Matters: The Arts		111	(17)
Where Silence Matters: Literature		128	(27)
Where Silence Matters: Language and Speech		155	(17)
Conclusion: Campaigning for Silence		165	(7)
Notes		172	(25)
Bibliography		197	(12)
Index		209

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