LEADER 06343nam 2200793 450 001 9910458283203321 005 20200903223051.0 010 $a3-11-030760-X 010 $a3-11-033827-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110338270 035 $a(CKB)2550000001304172 035 $a(EBL)1317879 035 $a(OCoLC)874320152 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001215209 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11749314 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215209 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11191716 035 $a(PQKB)11775747 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1317879 035 $a(DE-B1597)214652 035 $a(OCoLC)880458854 035 $a(OCoLC)897161614 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110338270 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1317879 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10861253 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL584157 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001304172 100 $a20140507h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $ager 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aConspiracy theories in the United States and the Middle East $ea comparative approach /$fedited by Michael Butter and Maurus Reinkowski 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, [Massachussetts] :$cDe Gruyter,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (388 p.) 225 1 $aLinguae & litterae,$x1869-7054 ;$v29 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-037299-1 311 $a1-306-52906-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: Mapping Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East / $rButter, Michael / Reinkowski, Maurus -- $tI. The United States and the Middle East -- $tMy Enemies Must Be Friends: The American Extreme-Right, Conspiracy Theory, Islam, and the Middle East / $rWinter, Aaron -- $tFrom Mosaddeq to HAARP: Some Aspects of the Conspiratorial Component of U.S.-Iranian Relations / $rFathi, Schirin -- $t"Zionising" the Middle East: Rumours of the "Kissinger Plan" in Lebanon, 1973-1982 / $rSleiman, André G. -- $tThe Da Vinci Code, Crusade Conspiracies, and the Clash of Historiographies / $rJohnsrud, Brian -- $tII. The Politics of Conspiracy Theory -- $tThe Society of Death and Anglo-American Fears of Conspiracy in Gold Rush California, 1849-1858 / $rHerbert, Christopher -- $tThe Function of Secrecy in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories: The Case of Dönmes in Turkey / $rNefes, Türkay Salim -- $tHizbullah between Pan-Islamic Ideology and Domestic Politics: Conspiracy Theories as Medium for Political Mobilization and Integration / $rSchmid, Stephan -- $tIII. The Promises of Conspiracy Theory -- $tNarrating the 'Crisis of Representation': The Cultural Work of Conspiracy in Larry Beinhart's Novels on the Bush Presidencies / $rHerrmann, Sebastian M. -- $tSmall and Large Scale Conspiracy Theories and Their Problems: An Example from Turkey / $rHerzog, Christoph -- $t"It Has All Been Planned": Talking about Us and Powerful Others in Contemporary Syria / $rRabo, Annika -- $tIV. Travelling Theories -- $tThe Transfer of Anti-Illuminati Conspiracy Theories to the United States in the Late Eighteenth Century / $rMcKenzie-McHarg, Andrew -- $tThe Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy: The Path from the Cemetery of Prague to Arab Anti-Zionist Propaganda / $rDe Poli, Barbara -- $tWestern Theories about Conspiracy Theories and the Middle Eastern Context: The Scope and Limits of Explanatory Transpositions / $rGray, Matthew -- $tV. Theorizing Conspiracy Theory -- $tThe Politics of Conspiracy Theories: American Histories and Global Narratives / $rDunst, Alexander -- $t"What kind of man are you?": The Gendered Foundations of U.S. Conspiracism and of Recent Conspiracy Theory Scholarship / $rChrist, Birte -- $tAgainst the Cure / $rFenster, Mark -- $tPlotting Future Directions in Conspiracy Theory Research / $rKnight, Peter -- $tBibliography -- $tList of Contributors 330 $aConspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East is the first book to approach conspiracy theorizing from a decidedly comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Whereas previous studies have engaged with conspiracy theories within national frameworks only, this collection of essays draws attention to the fact that conspiracist visions are transnational narratives that travel between and connect different cultures. It focuses on the United States and the Middle East because these two regions of the world are entangled in manifold ways and conspiracy theories are currently extremely prominent in both. The contributors to the volume are scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Cultural Studies, and American Studies, who approach the subject from a variety of different theories and methodologies. However, all of them share the fundamental assumption that conspiracy theories must not be dismissed out of hand or ridiculed. Usually wrong and frequently dangerous, they are nevertheless articulations of and distorted responses to needs and anxieties that must be taken seriously. 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