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Conspiracy theory and American foreign policy / Tim Aistrope.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aistrope, Tim, author.
- Series:
- New approaches to conflict analysis.
- New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
- Manchester Security, Conflict & Peace
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States.
- Middle East.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This study provides a novel reading of the processes through which legitimacy and illegitimacy is produced in foreign policy discourses. It will appeal to a wide cross-disciplinary audience interested in the burgeoning issues of conspiracy, paranoia, and popular knowledge, including their relationship to and consequences for contemporary politics.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Conceptualising conspiracy theory; 1: The paranoid style in international politics; 2: Conspiracy culture; Part II: Conspiracy discourse in the War on Terror; 3: Strategies of deterrence and frames of containment; 4: The War of Ideas; 5: Conspiracy, misinformation and public diplomacy; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-169) and index.
- Description based on print record and e-publication, viewed on May 22, 2018.
- ISBN:
- 9781784997816
- 1784997811
- 9781526109729
- 1526109727
- 9781784997373
- 1784997374
- OCLC:
- 982026368
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