Counterfeit Politics Secret Plots And Conspiracy Narratives In The Americas
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781611484144
Description: "In Counterfeit politics, David Kelman reassesses the political significance of conspiracy theory. Traditionally, political theory has sought to banish the "paranoid style" from the "proper" domain of politics. But if conspiracy theory lies outside the sphere of legitimate politics, why do these narratives continue to haunt political life? Counterfeit politics accounts for the seemingly ineradicable nature of conspiracy theory by arguing that all political statements ultimately take the form of conspiracy theory."--P.[4] of cover.