'Inspirational, nuanced and wise - Dana Williams' engaging sociology of trust is a rich and timely wake up call to re-imagine social structures through cooperative action and mutual aid, beyond the multiplicity of forces that seek to divide us' -- Jonathan Purkis, author of Driving With Strangers: What Hitchhiking Tells Us About Humanity 'Through trust, Williams offers a compelling framework with which to analyze the possibilities and obstacles for transforming our lives for the better. After digging deep into the sociopolitical definitions and theories of trust, Williams thoroughly examines all the permutations of trust and distrust in the organization of state, capital, and society. In the end, he offers inspiration for practical ways to build the needed trust to overcome those obstacles we are accustomed to and seize the possibilities that we are trained to think are utopian' -- Shuli Branson, author of Practical Anarchism: A Daily Guide 'In this timely examination of trust, mistrust, and distrust, Williams offers a critical analysis of the forms of trust practiced by groups across the political spectrum, along with a radical exposition on how we might become individually and collectively more discerning. A powerful engagement with a core building block of any healthy society: the thoughtful practice of trust' -- Matthew T. Lee, PhD, Professor of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Baylor University
