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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East is the first book to approach conspiracy theorizing from a decidedly comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Whereas previous studies have engaged with conspiracy theories within national frameworks only, this collection of essays d...
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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East : A Comparative Approach / ed. by Michael Butter, Maurus Reinkowski. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource (378 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda linguae & litterae : Publications of the School of Language and Literature Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies , 1869-7054 ; 29 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Mapping Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East -- I. The United States and the Middle East -- My Enemies Must Be Friends: The American Extreme-Right, Conspiracy Theory, Islam, and the Middle East -- From Mosaddeq to HAARP: Some Aspects of the Conspiratorial Component of U.S.-Iranian Relations -- “Zionising” the Middle East: Rumours of the “Kissinger Plan” in Lebanon, 1973–1982 -- The Da Vinci Code, Crusade Conspiracies, and the Clash of Historiographies -- II. The Politics of Conspiracy Theory -- The Society of Death and Anglo-American Fears of Conspiracy in Gold Rush California, 1849–1858 -- The Function of Secrecy in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories: The Case of Dönmes in Turkey -- Hizbullah between Pan-Islamic Ideology and Domestic Politics: Conspiracy Theories as Medium for Political Mobilization and Integration -- III. The Promises of Conspiracy Theory -- Narrating the ‘Crisis of Representation’: The Cultural Work of Conspiracy in Larry Beinhart’s Novels on the Bush Presidencies -- Small and Large Scale Conspiracy Theories and Their Problems: An Example from Turkey -- “It Has All Been Planned”: Talking about Us and Powerful Others in Contemporary Syria -- IV. Travelling Theories -- The Transfer of Anti-Illuminati Conspiracy Theories to the United States in the Late Eighteenth Century -- The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy: The Path from the Cemetery of Prague to Arab Anti-Zionist Propaganda -- Western Theories about Conspiracy Theories and the Middle Eastern Context: The Scope and Limits of Explanatory Transpositions -- V. Theorizing Conspiracy Theory -- The Politics of Conspiracy Theories: American Histories and Global Narratives -- “What kind of man are you?”: The Gendered Foundations of U.S. Conspiracism and of Recent Conspiracy Theory Scholarship -- Against the Cure -- Plotting Future Directions in Conspiracy Theory Research -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East is the first book to approach conspiracy theorizing from a decidedly comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Whereas previous studies have engaged with conspiracy theories within national frameworks only, this collection of essays draws attention to the fact that conspiracist visions are transnational narratives that travel between and connect different cultures. It focuses on the United States and the Middle East because these two regions of the world are entangled in manifold ways and conspiracy theories are currently extremely prominent in both. The contributors to the volume are scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Cultural Studies, and American Studies, who approach the subject from a variety of different theories and methodologies. However, all of them share the fundamental assumption that conspiracy theories must not be dismissed out of hand or ridiculed. Usually wrong and frequently dangerous, they are nevertheless articulations of and distorted responses to needs and anxieties that must be taken seriously. Focusing on individual case studies and displaying a high sensitivity for local conditions and the cultural environment, the essays offer a nuanced image of the workings of conspiracy theories in the United States and the Middle East. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) Conspiracy theories United States History. Conspiracy Middle East. Conspiracy United States. Political culture United States History 20th century. Verschwörungstheorien. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. bisacsh Comparative analysis. Conspiracy theories. Middle East. Transnational narratives. United States of America. 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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East : A Comparative Approach / linguae & litterae : Publications of the School of Language and Literature Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies , Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Mapping Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East -- I. The United States and the Middle East -- My Enemies Must Be Friends: The American Extreme-Right, Conspiracy Theory, Islam, and the Middle East -- From Mosaddeq to HAARP: Some Aspects of the Conspiratorial Component of U.S.-Iranian Relations -- “Zionising” the Middle East: Rumours of the “Kissinger Plan” in Lebanon, 1973–1982 -- The Da Vinci Code, Crusade Conspiracies, and the Clash of Historiographies -- II. The Politics of Conspiracy Theory -- The Society of Death and Anglo-American Fears of Conspiracy in Gold Rush California, 1849–1858 -- The Function of Secrecy in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories: The Case of Dönmes in Turkey -- Hizbullah between Pan-Islamic Ideology and Domestic Politics: Conspiracy Theories as Medium for Political Mobilization and Integration -- III. The Promises of Conspiracy Theory -- Narrating the ‘Crisis of Representation’: The Cultural Work of Conspiracy in Larry Beinhart’s Novels on the Bush Presidencies -- Small and Large Scale Conspiracy Theories and Their Problems: An Example from Turkey -- “It Has All Been Planned”: Talking about Us and Powerful Others in Contemporary Syria -- IV. Travelling Theories -- The Transfer of Anti-Illuminati Conspiracy Theories to the United States in the Late Eighteenth Century -- The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy: The Path from the Cemetery of Prague to Arab Anti-Zionist Propaganda -- Western Theories about Conspiracy Theories and the Middle Eastern Context: The Scope and Limits of Explanatory Transpositions -- V. Theorizing Conspiracy Theory -- The Politics of Conspiracy Theories: American Histories and Global Narratives -- “What kind of man are you?”: The Gendered Foundations of U.S. Conspiracism and of Recent Conspiracy Theory Scholarship -- Against the Cure -- Plotting Future Directions in Conspiracy Theory Research -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors |
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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East : A Comparative Approach / ed. by Michael Butter, Maurus Reinkowski. |
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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East : A Comparative Approach / ed. by Michael Butter, Maurus Reinkowski. |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Mapping Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East -- I. The United States and the Middle East -- My Enemies Must Be Friends: The American Extreme-Right, Conspiracy Theory, Islam, and the Middle East -- From Mosaddeq to HAARP: Some Aspects of the Conspiratorial Component of U.S.-Iranian Relations -- “Zionising” the Middle East: Rumours of the “Kissinger Plan” in Lebanon, 1973–1982 -- The Da Vinci Code, Crusade Conspiracies, and the Clash of Historiographies -- II. The Politics of Conspiracy Theory -- The Society of Death and Anglo-American Fears of Conspiracy in Gold Rush California, 1849–1858 -- The Function of Secrecy in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories: The Case of Dönmes in Turkey -- Hizbullah between Pan-Islamic Ideology and Domestic Politics: Conspiracy Theories as Medium for Political Mobilization and Integration -- III. The Promises of Conspiracy Theory -- Narrating the ‘Crisis of Representation’: The Cultural Work of Conspiracy in Larry Beinhart’s Novels on the Bush Presidencies -- Small and Large Scale Conspiracy Theories and Their Problems: An Example from Turkey -- “It Has All Been Planned”: Talking about Us and Powerful Others in Contemporary Syria -- IV. Travelling Theories -- The Transfer of Anti-Illuminati Conspiracy Theories to the United States in the Late Eighteenth Century -- The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy: The Path from the Cemetery of Prague to Arab Anti-Zionist Propaganda -- Western Theories about Conspiracy Theories and the Middle Eastern Context: The Scope and Limits of Explanatory Transpositions -- V. Theorizing Conspiracy Theory -- The Politics of Conspiracy Theories: American Histories and Global Narratives -- “What kind of man are you?”: The Gendered Foundations of U.S. Conspiracism and of Recent Conspiracy Theory Scholarship -- Against the Cure -- Plotting Future Directions in Conspiracy Theory Research -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors |
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Theorizing Conspiracy Theory -- </subfield><subfield code="t">The Politics of Conspiracy Theories: American Histories and Global Narratives -- </subfield><subfield code="t">“What kind of man are you?”: The Gendered Foundations of U.S. Conspiracism and of Recent Conspiracy Theory Scholarship -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Against the Cure -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Plotting Future Directions in Conspiracy Theory Research -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Bibliography -- </subfield><subfield code="t">List of Contributors</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East is the first book to approach conspiracy theorizing from a decidedly comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Whereas previous studies have engaged with conspiracy theories within national frameworks only, this collection of essays draws attention to the fact that conspiracist visions are transnational narratives that travel between and connect different cultures. It focuses on the United States and the Middle East because these two regions of the world are entangled in manifold ways and conspiracy theories are currently extremely prominent in both. The contributors to the volume are scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Cultural Studies, and American Studies, who approach the subject from a variety of different theories and methodologies. However, all of them share the fundamental assumption that conspiracy theories must not be dismissed out of hand or ridiculed. Usually wrong and frequently dangerous, they are nevertheless articulations of and distorted responses to needs and anxieties that must be taken seriously. 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