{"product_id":"9781032704500","title":"Conspiracy Theories in Contemporary Italy : Cultural Production and Political Uses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores the role played by conspiracy narratives in the contemporary Italian political, cultural, and social context, through a series of case studies.   It begins with a historical and genealogical account of the troubled success of Italian conspiracy thinking from the early 1970s to the present day. Among the issues examined are the unclear division between legitimate\/illegitimate forms of knowledge, the use of conspiracy as a confrontational discursive device, the emergence of moral panic, and the stabilization of information outlets against dominant official explanations. The analysis covers the case of a well-known national survey, and a digital platform specializing in conspiracy storytelling. The second axis of the book concerns the pervasive use of conspiracy as a theory or narrative that currently circulates in various Italian cultural fields: multiculturalism, immigration, and racism; Catholic traditionalism; football fandom; small business economics; and cooking and food.   This volume will be of interest to researchers of conspiracy theories, and Italian politics and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59638693757262,"sku":"9781032704500","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781032704500_55c8e272-5423-451e-a996-897a8800c261.jpg?v=1779392067","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9781032704500","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}