Conspiracy Theories.
Title:
Conspiracy Theories.
Author:
Ramsay, Robin.
ISBN:
9781842438213
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (164 pages)
Series:
Pocket Essential series
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 The World is Not Like That -- The World is Not Like That -- Conspiracy is Normal Politics -- One of Those No-Weatherman-Required Situations -- 2 I am Paranoid but am I Paranoid Enough? -- Paranoia and the Paranormal -- 3 From Blue Skies to Dark Skies -- 4 I Can't See Them But I Know They are There -- Why the Right? -- The EU -- Uncle Sam Needs Us -- BAP -- The Official Conspiracy Theory -- 5 It's The State, Dummy -- Teaching Aliens to Line-dance -- Mind Control -- David Icke -- 6 Disinformation -- Disinformation About UFOs -- 7 Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracies -- A Conspiracy Culture? -- Concluding Comments -- 8 Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Conspiracy theories are all here, but not just lined up to be ridiculed and dismissed. For among the absurd conspiracy theories currently proliferating on the internet, there are nuggets of real research about real conspiracies waiting to be mined. Fully sourced and referenced, this book is a serious examination of a fascinating phenomenon.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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