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Author : Helmut Willke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 30,36 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3110877074
Author : Jesse Walker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062383221
A comprehensive history and analysis of the origins, evolution, and current life, legacy, and impact of conspiracy theories in American culture and politics, from the colonial era to today. Conspiracies have been woven through America’s social tapestry since the beginning of its history. The United States of Paranoia is a unique and fascinating look at how these commonly held beliefs—true or not—have helped shape the American cultural imagination. Using examples from colonial times to today, Jesse Walker makes the compelling argument that paranoia doesn’t just exist on the fringe of society, but is at the core of our national identity. Walker doesn’t focus on proving or disproving a particular theory. Synthesizing intensive archival research in a pulp fiction narrative, he explores the myths that haunt our nation, breaking them into five distinct categories: The Enemy Outside, The Enemy Within, The Enemy Above, The Enemy Below, and The Benevolent Conspiracy. From J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to Watergate, the “Matrix” phenomenon to the Birthers, Walker reveals how national myths have influenced our lives, including our view of ourselves and our government. He also identifies and explores the little-recognized rise of a subculture obsessed not with one single myth or another, but in the notion of the conspiracy phenomenon itself. This growing obsession, Walker attests, offers profound insight into what it means to be American. Provocative, well-reasoned, and utterly compelling, the United States of Paranoia will make you rethink the world and the nation in a new and different way.
Author : Jan-Willem Prooijen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 35,26 MB
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1315525399
Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true? The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that conspiracy theories are a modern phenomenon, exploring their broad social contexts, from politics to the workplace. The book explains why some people are more susceptible to these beliefs than others and how they are produced by recognizable and predictable psychological processes. Featuring examples such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and climate change, The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories shows us that while such beliefs are not always irrational and are not a pathological trait, they can be harmful to individuals and society.
Author : Joseph E. Uscinski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0199351813
Conspiracies theories are some of the most striking features in the American political landscape: the Kennedy assassination, aliens at Roswell, subversion by Masons, Jews, Catholics, or communists, and modern movements like Birtherism and Trutherism. But what do we really know about conspiracy theories? Do they share general causes? Are they becoming more common? More dangerous? Who is targeted and why? Who are the conspiracy theorists? How has technology affected conspiracy theorising? This book offers the first century-long view of these issues.
Author : Michael Barkun
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780520248120
Unravelling the genealogies and permutations of conspiracist worldviews, this work shows how this web of urban legends has spread among sub-cultures on the Internet and through mass media, and how this phenomenon relates to larger changes in American culture.
Author : Joe Pelati
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Betrayal
ISBN :
"Just as Jack Westcott and Jill Schuler think their past criminal and political ordeals are behind them, a chance for gratifying revenge turns into trouble as they try to start a new life together. Two years ago, a Marxist gang kidnapped Jack Westcott. Jill, one of the gang, was betrayed and knew she would soon be killed. She secretly changed sides and partnered with Jack. Heroically doing so, she nearly lost her life, but won Jack's heart."--Amazon.com.
Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 19,45 MB
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : History
ISBN :
This up-to-date introduction to the complex world of conspiracies and conspiracy theories provides insight into why millions of people are so ready to believe the worst about our political, legal, religious, and financial institutions. Unsupported theories provide simple explanations for catastrophes that are otherwise difficult to understand, from the U.S. Civil War to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Ideas about shadowy networks that operate behind a cloak of secrecy, including real organizations like the CIA and the Mafia and imagined ones like the Illuminati, additionally provide a way for people to criticize prevailing political and economic arrangements, while for society's disadvantaged and forgotten groups, conspiracy theories make their suffering and alienation comprehensible and provide a focal point for their economic or political frustrations. These volumes detail the highly controversial and influential phenomena of conspiracies and conspiracy theories in American society. Through interpretive essays and factual accounts of various people, organizations, and ideas, the reader will gain a much greater appreciation for a set of beliefs about political scheming, covert intelligence gathering, and criminal rings that has held its grip on the minds of millions of American citizens and encouraged them to believe that the conspiracies may run deeper, and with a global reach.
Author : Eirikur Bergmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,31 MB
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3319903594
Europeans are being replaced by foreign invaders, aided by cultural Marxists who are plotting an Islamist subversion of the continent. The Bilderberg group – and/or the Illuminati – are instating a totalitarian New World Order. Angela Merkel is the secret daughter of Adolf Hitler, Barack Obama was illegitimate, and George W. Bush was in on the 9/11 attacks. Also, the Holocaust is a hoax, members of Pussy Riot are agents of the West, and the European Union is resurrecting the Roman Empire, this time as a communist super-state. These are some of the tales that are told by populist political actors across Europe, were raised during the Brexit debate in the UK, and have been promoted by presidents of both the US and Russia. Rapid rise of populist political parties around Europe and across the Atlantic in the early new millennium coincided with the simultaneous increased spread of conspiracy theories. This book entangles the two tropes and maps how right-wing populists apply conspiracy theories to advance their politics and support for their parties.
Author : Juliette M Wood
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 36,10 MB
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0708326269
The Holy Grail is one of the most fascinating themes in medieval literature. It was described as the vessel used by Jesus to celebrate the first Eucharist and it became the object of the greatest quest undertaken by King Arthur’s knight. This book examines the traditions attached to the Holy Grail from its first appearance in medieval romance through its transformation into an object of mystical significance in modern literature and film. It is a journey filled with knightly quests, mystics and holy relics, poets and novelists, outlandish speculation and serious thought.
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004499725
This collection of essays offers a rich variety of texts written on secrets and conspiracies. They investigate and analyse the various kinds of theories there are and analyse them further by casting a look at historical as well contemporary phenomena.