{"product_id":"modern-conspiracy-emma-a-jane-9781623560911","title":"Modern Conspiracy: The Importance of Being Paranoid","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 Emma A. Jane, Chris Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623560918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623560911\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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 99","brand":"Emma A. Jane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125074030847,"sku":"9781623560911","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10167ac5-de90-4da9-b572-65fd89fa872b.jpg?v=1687440489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-conspiracy-emma-a-jane-9781623560911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}