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UFOs & Abductions - Challenging The Borders Of Knowledge (Hardcover)
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UFOs & Abductions - Challenging The Borders Of Knowledge (Hardcover)
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The subject of this work is controversial, but its message is
simple: the study of UFOs merits the serious attention of the
intellectual establishment. Advocating credibility for this
much-maligned field of research, historian David Jacobs and his
coauthors highlight some of the key events, issues, themes and
theories surrounding this elusive and complex subject. Whether
interplanetary tourists, interlopers from a parallel universe, or
mere misfirings in the brain, UFOs and ""aliens"" permeate popular
culture. They have made the covers of ""Time"", ""Life"", and the
""New York Times Book Review""; garnered CNN coverage; turned up on
""Larry King Live"" and other high-profile talk shows; attracted
large audiences for TV's ""X-Files"" and ""Roswell"", and for films
like ""ET"", ""Independence Day"", ""Men in Black"" and ""Close
Encounters of the Third Kind""; and swamped the Internet with
thousands of websites and discussion groups. Despite this pervasive
presense, few scholars have been willing to study the perplexing
phenomena behind these cultural signifiers. Wary of a field that
seems tainted by suspect methods and outlandish theories, many have
logically stayed away. The relative lack of academic participation,
however, creates a vicious circle that prevents the development of
standards that would attract greater academic participation and,
thus, credibility and funding for the field. Meanwhile, the
phenomenon, rather than fading from public awareness, continues to
grow and evolve. In response, this volume provides a kind of primer
for scholars, skeptics and others uneasy about investigating this
field. Its authors examine the nature of UFO ""evidence""; discuss
the methodological debates; incorporate research from science,
history, mythology and psychology; and highlight the reactions of
the government and military from the Cold War to the present. It
also brings together three bestselling authors - Jacobs, Budd
Hopkins and Pulitzer Prize-winner John Mack - widely known for
their writings on the highly controversial ""alien abduction""
phenomenon.
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