{"title":"Tom Albrecht","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Albrecht’s works delve into contemporary socio-political issues with a sharp focus on the mechanics of conspiracy theories and their cultural impact. His writing combines thorough research with clear analysis, making complex topics accessible to a broad audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful explorations within the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category that challenge conventional perspectives and encourage critical thinking about the forces shaping modern discourse. Albrecht’s approach is both engaging and thought-provoking, ideal for those seeking to understand the undercurrents of today's information landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apocalyptic-conspiracism-by-tom-albrecht-9781350442931","title":"Apocalyptic Conspiracism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the USA, politically conservative and right-wing apocalyptic evangelicals hold that climate change science and Covid-19 are fabrications governed by manifest evil. How do these groups generate and distribute these truth-claims and why?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a sociological methodology informed by Bourdieu and Foucault, \u003cem\u003eApocalyptic Conspiracism\u003c\/em\u003e offers tools for scholars and students to better understand the logic of climate denial within the context of American conservative evangelicalism and apocalypticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTom Albrecht and Tristan Sturm coin and employ the term \u003ci\u003eapocalyptic conspiracism\u003c\/i\u003e to analyse the increasingly powerful confluence of apocalyptic and conspiracist discourses. These dialogues create a holistic belief system, which claims that the world will profoundly change for the worse due to a global network of interconnected conspiracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on and expands the literature on the discursive practices of anthropogenic climate change and Covid-19 denialism. Exploring religious, apocalyptic, and conspiracist belief systems, the authors demonstrate how these affect geopolitical imaginations, the perception of global crises, as well as the environmentally relevant behaviour of American Evangelical Christians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595690459372,"sku":"9781350442931","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350442931-apocalyptic-conspiracism.jpg?v=1777902333"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tom-albrecht.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}