{"product_id":"9781623564315","title":"Modern Conspiracy: The Importance of Being Paranoid","description":"While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e traces the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoia and mass communication media. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, \u003ci\u003eModern Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e suggests that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment: its vociferous critique of established authorities and a conception of political sovereignty fuelled by fear of counter-plots, for example. Perhaps, ultimately, conspiracy theory affords us a renewed opportunity to reflect on our very relationship to the truth itself.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139468804336,"sku":"9781623564315","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623564315_p0.jpg?v=1763863210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623564315","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}