Modern conspiracy: the importance of being paranoid
While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, Modern Conspiracy traces the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Bloomsbury Publishing
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Jane, Emma A., 19XX-, Modern conspiracy : the importance of being paranoid] (2020) (Dumouchel, Paul, 1951 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Conspiracy theory
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
Conspiracy Theories
B Political Culture B Electronic books |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, Modern Conspiracy traces the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoia and mass communication media. Rather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, Modern Conspiracy suggests that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment: its vocif |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (185 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62356-091-1 |
