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...
| Auteurs: | ; |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| 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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| Dans: | Année: 2014 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Jane, Emma A., 19XX-, Modern conspiracy : the importance of being paranoid] (2020) (Dumouchel, Paul, 1951 -)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Théorie du complot
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Conspiracy Theories
B Political Culture B Electronic books |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (185 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62356-091-1 |
