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As the first full-length study of conspiracy theories in the Middle East,
The Hidden Hand reveals how such theories play a powerful role in the political life of the region. Placing conspiracy theories in their historical context, Daniel Pipes 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.
List of contents
Introduction * Changing the Course of History *
Case Studies * In A League Of Their Own * "Greater Israel" * Iran's Islamic Revolution * Iran versus Iraq versus the World *
The Conspirator * Zionists and Imperialists * Why Only Zionists and Imperialists? * Who Controls Whom? * The Conspirator's Nature * The Conspirator's Methods *
The Paranoid Style * The Conspiracy Theorist: Manipulative or Sincere? * The Conspiracy Theory * Appearances Deceive *
Why So Many Conspiracy Theories? * The Trauma of Modern Islam * The Impact of Western Thought * Actual Conspiracies * Political Structures *
Conclusion * Hope for the Future?
About the author
Daniel Pipes
