RT Book
T1 Modern conspiracy: the importance of being paranoid
A1 Jane, Emma A. 19XX-
A1 Fleming, Chris 1970-
A2 Fleming, Chris 1970-
LA English
PP New York
PB Bloomsbury Publishing
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/799563501
AB 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
OP 185
NO Description based upon print version of record
CN HV6275 .J384 2014
SN 978-1-62356-091-1
K1 Political Culture
K1 Conspiracy Theories
K1 Electronic books