A Literary-Biographical Approach to the Study of Conspiracy Theory: The Development of the 'Grand Design' in the Works of Douglas Reed.
This case study, a literary-biographical analysis of the early nonfiction works of conspiracy theorist Douglas Reed (1895-1976), is intended as a contribution to both conspiracy theory studies and the study of nonfiction narrative. My argument is that Reed's oeuvre, understood diachronically and as...
| Publicado en: | University of Toronto Quarterly Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 803 - 826 |
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University of Toronto Press
Fall2014
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