"Truth" and Fiction : Conspiracy Theories in Eastern European Culture and Literature /

Several of the most prolific and influential conspiracy theories originated in Eastern Europe. The efficacy of conspiracy narratives can be observed in recent developments in Poland or with regard to the wars waged in eastern Ukraine and in former Yugoslavia. This volume analyses the history behind...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Deutschmann, Peter (Editor), Herlth, Jens (Editor), Woldan, Alois (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : Transcript-Verlag, [2020]
Series:	Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 193
Subjects:	Conspiracy in literature. Conspiracy theories > Europe, Eastern. Complot dans la littérature. Théories du complot > Europe de l'Est. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Eastern (see also Russian & Former Soviet Union) Conspiracy in literature Conspiracy theories Eastern Europe Cultural History. Cultural Studies. Eastern Europe. General Literature Studies. Literary Studies. Literature. Poland. Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Russia. Slavic Studies. Yugoslavia. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Several of the most prolific and influential conspiracy theories originated in Eastern Europe. The efficacy of conspiracy narratives can be observed in recent developments in Poland or with regard to the wars waged in eastern Ukraine and in former Yugoslavia. This volume analyses the history behind this widespread phenomenon as well as its relationship with representations of the present in Eastern European cultures and literatures.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (384 pages)
ISBN:	3839446503 9783839446508