Conspiracy Theories and Latin American History - 9781032052380

Taylor & Francis

Conspiracy Theories and Latin American HistoryLurking in the Shadows\nAuthor(s): Luis Roniger, Leonardo Senkman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032052380, 978-1032052380\nSynopsis\nThis book is a systematic inquiry of conspiracy theories across Latin America.\n\nConspiracy theories project not only an interpretive logic of reality that leads people to believe in sinister machinations, but also imply a theory of power that requires mobilizing and taking action. Through history, many have fallen for the allure of conspiratorial narratives, even the most unsubstantiated and bizarre. This book traces the main conspiracy theories developing in Latin America since late colonial times and into the present, and identifies the geopolitical, socioeconomic and cultural scenarios of their diffusion and mobilization.\n\nStudents and scholars of Latin American history and politics, as well as comparatists, will find in this b.