{"product_id":"conspiracy-and-power-paperback-softback-9781509554881","title":"Conspiracy and Power (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509554881","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConspiracy and Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonatella Di Cesare (Author), David Broder (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509554881, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.181 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘Conspiracism, according to Donatella Di Cesare, is a political problem that has more to do with power than truth. This short book is packed with this and other valuable insights about a modern malaise with a long history.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuassim Cassam, University of Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An essential \u003ci\u003evade mecum\u003c\/i\u003e for the descent into Wonderland that has become the daily fate of a connected citizen. Di Cesare anatomises the complex scenarios of malevolent forces, plots and secrets that thrive in the margins of media democracies and discovers they are less cause than consequence of the closing of contemporary public space.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Caygill, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConspiracy theories are neither delusions nor lies, neither simplistic fallacies nor psychological quirks: rather, they are a political problem. They are not so much about truth as about power. Rather than seeking to debunk conspiracy theories as the work of fringe groups and cranks, Donatella Di Cesare develops an original account that portrays conspiracy as the spectre of a shattered community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the proliferation of conspiracy theories, the distrust of politics and politicians turns into a boundless and pervasive suspicion. Who is behind the scenes? Who is pulling the strings? The world, which seems increasingly confusing and impossible to read, must have a hidden side, a secret realm, that of the Deep State and the New World Order, where plans are hatched, information is gathered and thoughts are controlled. It is no longer a matter of a one-off plot or intrigue. Conspiracy is the very form in which citizens who feel condemned to a frustrating impotence, helpless before a techno-economic juggernaut, and manipulated by a faceless power relate to the world. This is why conspiracy, which exposes the emptiness of democracy, proves to be a fearsome weapon of mass depoliticisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWho pulls the strings? In the depths of intrigue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitics and its shadow-realm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unreadability of the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnigmas and misunderstandings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe workings of the plot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy and power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cause of all our ills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHungry for myths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Prague cemetery: the backdrop to the plot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpokesmen for the deceived\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSovereign \u003ci\u003eressentiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New World Order\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe “Great Replacement” and the QAnon patriots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe extreme taste for the apocalypse. Hidden enemies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopulism and the plot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictimhood and political powerlessness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the “heresy” of believers in plots: a critique of Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransparency and secrecy. In the press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn praise of suspicion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond anti-conspiracism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52502957424920,"sku":"9781509554881","price":13.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509554881.jpg?v=1786321254","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/conspiracy-and-power-paperback-softback-9781509554881","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}