Conspiracy Theories and Latin American History Lurking in the Shadows

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1032052384 | 279 pages | pdf | 15.14 MB
This book is a systematic inquiry of conspiracy theories across Latin America.
Conspiracy 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.