| Description |
1 online resource (172 pages .) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Running Dogs and the 'Rightness' of Conspiracy; 1 Powerful Secrets; 2 Impossible Things; 3 A Short History of an Epistemic Ambience; 4 Pleasures, Sorrows, and Doubling; 5 Cultural Ramifications and Reflections; 6 Conspiracy and Theory; Conclusion: Where to Now?; References; Index. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Conspiracy theories.
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Conspiracy theories. |
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers. |
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Western philosophy: Enlightenment. |
| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fleming, Chris, 1970- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jane, Emma A. Modern conspiracy : the importance of being paranoid. New York ; Lodon : Bloomsbury, ©2014 172 pages 9781623560911 |
| ISBN |
9781623565893 (electronic book) |
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1623565898 (electronic book) |
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1322146063 (e-book) |
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9781322146065 (e-book) |
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1623560918 (paperback) |
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9781623560911 (paperback) |
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1623566819 (hardback) |
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9781623566814 (hardback) |
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9781623564315 (ePub) |
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162356431X Electronic book (EPUB format) |
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9781623564315 |
| Standard No. |
40023892994 |
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