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9781509540839
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Algemeen
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06-10-2020
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Polity Press
Auteur(s)
Michael Butter
Vertaler
Sharon Howe
The Nature of Conspiracy Theories
Michael Butter
In winkelmandje
Leesfragment
€18,99
Conspiracy
theories
seem
to
be
proliferating
today.
Long
relegated
to
a
niche
existence,
conspiracy
theories
are
now
pervasive,
and
older
conspiracy
theories
have
been
joined
by
a
constant
stream
of
new
ones
–
that
the
USA
carried
out
the
9/11
attacks
itself,
that
the
Ukrainian
crisis
was
orchestrated
by
NATO,
that
we
are
being
secretly
controlled
by
a
New
World
Order
that
keep
us
docile
via
chemtrails
and
vaccinations.
Not
to
mention
the
moon
landing
that
never
happened.But
what
are
conspiracy
theories
and
why
do
people
believe
them?
Have
they
always
existed
or
are
they
something
new,
a
feature
of
our
modern
world?In
this
book
Michael
Butter
provides
a
clear
and
comprehensive
introduction
to
the
nature
and
development
of
conspiracy
theories.
Contrary
to
popular
belief,
he
shows
that
conspiracy
theories
are
less
popular
and
influential
today
than
they
were
in
the
past.
Up
to
the
1950s,
the
Western
world
regarded
conspiracy
theories
as
a
legitimate
form
of
knowledge
and
it
was
therefore
normal
to
believe
in
them.
It
was
only
after
the
Second
World
War
that
this
knowledge
was
delegitimized,
causing
conspiracy
theories
to
be
banished
from
public
discourse
and
relegated
to
subcultures.
The
recent
renaissance
of
conspiracy
theories
is
linked
to
internet
which
gives
them
wider
exposure
and
contributes
to
the
fragmentation
of
the
public
sphere.
Conspiracy
theories
are
still
stigmatized
today
in
many
sections
of
mainstream
culture
but
are
being
accepted
once
again
as
legitimate
knowledge
in
others.
It
is
the
clash
between
these
domains
and
their
different
conceptions
of
truth
that
is
fuelling
the
current
debate
over
conspiracy theories.
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