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Conspiracy Nation: The Politics of Paranoia in Postwar America
Peter Knight
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Description for Conspiracy Nation: The Politics of Paranoia in Postwar America
Paperback. Placing conspiracy theory at the centre of American history, and challenging the knee-jerk dismissal of conspiratorial thought as deluded and sometimes dangerous, "Conspiracy Nation" provides a wide-ranging survey of conspiracy theories in America. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Why are Americans today so fascinated by the X-Files? How did rumors emerge about the origins of the AIDS virus as a weapon of biowarfare? Why does the Kennedy assassination provoke heated debate nearly forty years after the fact, and what do we make of Hillary Clinton's accusation of a vast right-wing conspiracy against her husband? The origins of these ideas reveal important facets of American culture and politics. Placing conspiracy thinking at the center of American history, and challenging the knee-jerk dismissal of conspiratorial thought as deluded and sometimes dangerous, Conspiracy ... Read more
Why are Americans today so fascinated by the X-Files? How did rumors emerge about the origins of the AIDS virus as a weapon of biowarfare? Why does the Kennedy assassination provoke heated debate nearly forty years after the fact, and what do we make of Hillary Clinton's accusation of a vast right-wing conspiracy against her husband? The origins of these ideas reveal important facets of American culture and politics. Placing conspiracy thinking at the center of American history, and challenging the knee-jerk dismissal of conspiratorial thought as deluded and sometimes dangerous, Conspiracy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814747360
SKU
V9780814747360
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About Peter Knight
Peter Knight teaches American Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of Conspiracy Culture, and the general editor of The Encyclopedia of Political Conspiracy Theories
Reviews for Conspiracy Nation: The Politics of Paranoia in Postwar America
A rich and diverse collection. -Journal of American Studies