Conspiracy Theories in Eastern Europe: Tropes and Trends

Edited by Anastasiya Astapova, Onoriu Colăcel, Corneliu Pintilescu, Tamás Scheibner Published October 30, 2020 by Routledge 310 Pages Book Description This collection of state-of-the-art essays explores conspiracy cultures in post-socialist Eastern Europe, ranging from the nineteenth century to contemporary manifestations. Conspiracy theories about Freemasons, Communists and Jews, about the Chernobyl disaster, and about George Soros and the globalist elite have been particularly influential in Eastern Europe, but they have also been among the most prominent worldwide. Read more

Donald Bloxham, “History and Morality”

    – The most extensive and multi-faceted examination of the question of value judgements in historianship     – Offers an exciting and controversial view on historical study and writing     – Combines critical historiography with political and moral philosophy and significant admixtures of sociology and anthropology Against majority opinion within his profession, Donald Bloxham argues that it is legitimate, often unavoidable, and frequently important for historians to make value judgements about the past. Read more
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