This study of conspiracy theories in the Middle East reveals how they play a powerful role in the political life of the region. Placing conspiracy theories in their historical context, the author shows how the idea of the conspiracy has come to suffuse life in the Middle East, from the most private family conversations to the highest and most public levels of politics. Pipes then looks at conspiracies and their strength as a partial explanation for much of the region's problems, including its record of political extremism, its culture of violence, and its lack of modernization. Concluding with speculations about the future of conspiracy theories, Pipes provides a key to understanding the often complicated political culture of the Middle East.
- ISBN10 0333741838
- ISBN13 9780333741832
- Publish Date 17 June 1998 (first published 11 October 1996)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 420
- Language English