Conspiracy Theories in Eastern Europe - 9780367344771

Taylor & Francis

Conspiracy Theories in Eastern EuropeTropes and Trends\nAuthor(s): Anastasiya Astapova, Onoriu Col?cel, Corneliu Pintilescu, Tams Scheibner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367344771, 978-0367344771\nSynopsis\nThis collection of state-of-the-art essays explores conspiracy cultures in post-socialist Eastern Europe, ranging from the nineteenth century to contemporary manifestations.\n\nConspiracy theories about Freemasons, Communists and Jews, about the Chernobyl disaster, and about George Soros and the globalist elite have been particularly influential in Eastern Europe, but they have also been among the most prominent worldwide. This volume explores such conspiracy theories in the context of local Eastern European histories and discourses. The chapters identify four major factors that have influenced cultures of conspiracy in Eastern Europe: nationalism (including ethnocentrism and antisemitism), the socialist pa.