Conspiracy Theories in the Arab World: Sources and Politics

by Matthew Gray

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415575192
• ISBN13: 9780415575195
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"