{"product_id":"modern-conspiracy-chris-fleming-9781623566814","title":"Modern Conspiracy","description":"While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e suggests that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment: its vociferous critique of established authorities and a conception of political sovereignty fuelled by fear of counter-plots, for example. Perhaps, ultimately, conspiracy theory affords us a renewed opportunity to reflect on our very relationship to the truth itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Fleming, Emma A. Jane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623566819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623566814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2014 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 99","brand":"Chris Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202992587007,"sku":"9781623566814","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fecc254-6f88-42ac-a86a-6acbaddb8ef3.jpg?v=1756833998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-conspiracy-chris-fleming-9781623566814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}