Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book deconstructs the logic andrhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society. JOVAN BYFORD is Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University, UK. He is the author of 'Denial and Repression of Antisemitism: Post-Communist Remembrance of the Serbian Bishop Nikolaj VelimiroviD' (2008) and 'Conspiracy Theory: Serbia v. the New World Order' (2006, in Serbian). INDICE: List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Towards a Definition of Conspiracy Theories - Conspiracy Theories and Their Vicissitudes - Anatomy of the Conspiracy Theory - Conspiracy Theory and Antisemitism - Psychology and Conspiracy Theory - Conclusion - References - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27279-8
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés