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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Main Authors: Jane, Emma A. (Author), Fleming, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (172 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781623565893
1623565898
1322146063
9781322146065
162356431X
9781623564315
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