Conspiracy theories in the Arab world : sources and politics / Matthew Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Matthew, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conspiracy theories--Arab countries.

Conspiracy theories.

Political crimes and offenses--Arab countries.

Political crimes and offenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Conspiracy theories, while not unique to the Middle East, are a salient feature of the political discourses of the region. Strongly reflecting and impacting on state-society relations and indigenous impressions of the world beyond the region, they affect how political behaviour within and among the states of the region is situated, structured, and controlled.Discounting the common pathological explanation for conspiracism, the author argues that a complex mix of political factors account for most conspiracy theories in the contemporary Arab world. The author argues that the region's

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A note on transliteration; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Conspiracism and conspiracy theories; 3 Actual conspiracies, perceived conspiracies and historical wrongs; 4 State, society, ideological vacuums and conspiracism; 5 The state as conspiracist; 6 Beyond state and society: Globalization and transnational conspiracism; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-96750-8

1-136-96751-6

1-282-73327-3

9786612733277

0-203-85116-1

9780203851166

OCLC:

646788046