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BL
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731118
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b550902
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Jovan Byford.
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| Title & Author
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Conspiracy theories : : a critical introduction\ Jovan Byford.
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
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(viii, 179 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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0230349218
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: 9780230349216
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| Contents
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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. Towards a Definition of Conspiracy Theories --;Conspiracy Theories and Their Vicissitudes --;Anatomy of the Conspiracy Theory --;Conspiracy Theory and Antisemitism --;Psychology and Conspiracy Theory.
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| Abstract
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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 and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society.
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Conspiracy theories.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Secret societies.
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| LC Classification
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HV6275.J683 2011
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Jovan Byford
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