Conspiracy Theories and Latin American History

Lurking in the Shadows
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-05238-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Reihe: Conspiracy Theories

This book is a systematic inquiry of conspiracy theories across Latin America.

Conspiracy theories project not only an interpretive logic of reality that leads people to believe in sinister machinations, but also imply a theory of power that requires mobilizing and taking action. Through history, many have fallen for the allure of conspiratorial narratives, even the most unsubstantiated and bizarre. This book traces the main conspiracy theories developing in Latin America since late colonial times and into the present, and identifies the geopolitical, socioeconomic and cultural scenarios of their diffusion and mobilization.

Students and scholars of Latin American history and politics, as well as comparatists, will find in this book penetrating analyses of major conspiratorial designs in this multi-state region of the Americas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roniger, Luis

Senkman, Leonardo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Logic of Conspiracy Thought 2. Conspiratorial Thinking and Social Exorcism 3. Historiography and the Political Use of Conspiracy Theories 4. Conspiracy Theories and the Assertion of Hidden Enemies 5. International Wars, Imperialist Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6. Political Polarization, Intrigues and Conspiracy Theories 7. Geopolitics, Intrigues and Conspiracy Theories 8. A Quarter Century of Argentine Intrigues and Conspiracies Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Luis Roniger is Reynolds Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies, Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, USA, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Latin American Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Leonardo Senkman is Research Fellow in the Harry Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.