{"product_id":"parliament-of-owls-jack-latham","title":"Parliament of Owls, Jack Latham","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNestled within the redwood forests of Monte Rio, northern California, sits Bohemian Grove, a 2,700-acre retreat owned by the exclusive gentlemen’s San Francisco Bohemian Club, founded in 1872.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery summer, the retreat is frequented by the political and business elite of the US. Shrouded in secrecy, the activities at the grove have become the subject of countless conspiracy theories and rumours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2000, Alex Jones, the founder of infowars, broke into the encampment in an attempt to ‘expose the new world order’ and filmed the Cremation of Care, a theatrical ceremony in which an effigy of the members’ 'worldly cares' is burnt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond inspiring a bizarre attack on Bohemian Grove by a masked vigilante calling himself the Phantom Patriot in 2002, the release of the video footage, set within an alarmist context, was instrumental in increasing Jones’ profile as a far-right activist and subsequently springboarded infowars to become an influential outlet of fake news in recent US politics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 'Parliament of Owls', Jack Latham explores the effects that a vacuum of information can cause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note, the foot edge of this book is trimmed in such a way that alternate spreads of the book remain closed at the bottom. This is not a fault in production but an intentional aspect of the book design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Here Press \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEdition of 1000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e192 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e235 x 320 mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e9781999349400\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Here Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717803921739,"sku":"POOJL01","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/ScreenShot2023-07-10at3.18.23PM.png?v=1688998872","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/da\/products\/parliament-of-owls-jack-latham","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}