Conspiracy Rising - Conspiracy Thinking and American Public Life (Hardcover)

This book offers a thoughtful analysis of how and why conspiracy thinking has become a popular mode of political discourse in the United States. How did conspiracy thinking become such a significant and surprisingly widely accepted form of political thinking in the United States? What compels people to respond to devastating, unpredictable events-terrorist acts, wars, natural disasters, economic upheavals-with the conviction that nothing is a coincidence, nothing is as it seems, and everything is connected? Conspiracy Rising: Conspiracy Thinking and American Public Life argues that while outlandish paranoid theories themselves may seem nonsensical, the thread of conspiracy thinking throughout American history is a both a byproduct of our democratic form of government and a very real threat to it. From the Illuminati, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons to the government hiding aliens and faking the moon landing; from the New World Order to the Obama "Birthers," the book explores the enduring popularity of a number of American conspiracy theories, showing how the conspiracy hysteria that may provoke disdain and apathy in the general public, can become a source of dangerous extremism.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Martha F. Lee
Dimensions:	203 x 255 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-35013-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Conspiracy theories
LSN:	0-313-35013-2
Barcode:	9780313350139

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