Daniel Pipes

The Hidden Hand

Middle East Fears of Conspiracy

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Produktbeschreibung

As the first full-length study of conspiracy theories in the Middle East, The Hidden Hand reveals how such theories play a powerful role in the political life of the region. Placing conspiracy theories in their historical context, Daniel Pipes shows how the idea of the conspiracy has come to suffuse life in the Middle East, from the most private family conversations to the highest and most public levels of politics. Pipes then looks at conspiracies and their strength as a partial explanation for much of the region's problems, including its record of political extremism, its culture of violence, and its lack of modernization. Concluding with speculations about the future of conspiracy theories, Pipes provides a key to understanding the often complicated political culture of the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780312176884
• ISBN-10: 0312176880
• Artikelnr.: 23495881

Autorenporträt

Daniel Pipes

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Changing the Course of History
Case Studies
In A League Of Their Own
"Greater Israel"
Iran's Islamic Revolution
Iran versus Iraq versus the World
The Conspirator
Zionists and Imperialists
Why Only Zionists and Imperialists?
Who Controls Whom?
The Conspirator's Nature
The Conspirator's Methods
The Paranoid Style
The Conspiracy Theorist: Manipulative or Sincere?
The Conspiracy Theory
Appearances Deceive
Why So Many Conspiracy Theories?
The Trauma of Modern Islam
The Impact of Western Thought
Actual Conspiracies
Political Structures
Conclusion
Hope for the Future?