Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries, Hardcover by Astapova, Anastasi...

by Astapova, Anastasiya; Bergmann, Eirikur; Dyrendal, Asbjorn; Rabo,

$89 · Offered by eBay

Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries, Hardcover by Astapova, Anastasiya; Bergmann, Eirikur; Dyrendal, Asbjorn; Rabo, Annika; Rasmussen, Kasper Grotle, ISBN 0367354470, ISBN-13 9780367354473, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theories in the modern social and political history of the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries have traditionally imagined themselves as stable, wealthy, egalitarian welfare states. Conspiracy theories, mistrust and disunity, the argument goes, happened elsewhere in Europe (especially Eastern Europe), the Middle East or in the United States. This book paints a different picture by demonstrating that conspiracy theories have always existed in the Nordic region, both as a result of structural tensions between different groups and in the aftermath of traumatic events, but seem to have become more prominent over the last 30 or 40 years. While th covers events and developments in each of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland), it is not a comparative country analysis. Rather, th focuses on conspiracy theories in and about the Nordic region as a region, arguing that similarities in the trajectories of conspiratorial thinking are interesting to examine in cultural, social, and political terms. Th takes a thematic approach, including looking at states and elites; family, gender and sexuality; migration and the outside view on the Nordic region; conspiracy theories about th

• ISBN: 9780367354473
• Condition: Fine

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.