03621cam a2200577Mu 4500 ocn852758258 OCoLC 20200709055904.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130713s2013 cau o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP N$T 9780520956520 (electronic bk.) 0520956524 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)852758258 607975 (N$T) BL503.2 .B37 2013 POL 038000 bisacsh SOC 002010 bisacsh SOC 022000 bisacsh 306.1 N$TA Barkun, Michael. A Culture of Conspiracy [electronic resource] : Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. 2nd ed. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. 1 online resource (321 p.) Comparative studies in religion and society ; 15 Description based upon print version of record. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First Edition; 1 The Nature of Conspiracy Belief; 2 Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge; 3 New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati; 4 New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters; 5 UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975-1990; 6 UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke; 7 Armageddon Below; 8 UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry; 9 UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens 10 September II Conspiracies: The First Phase11 September II Conspiracies: The Second Phase; 12 Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama; 13 Conspiracists and Violence; 14 Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012; 15 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index American society has changed dramatically since A Culture of Conspiracy was first published in 2001. In this revised and expanded edition, Michael Barkun delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the ""birther"" controversy surrounding Barack Obama's American citizenship, and how the conspiracy landscape has changed with the rise of the Internet and other new media.What do UFO believers, Christian millennialists, and right-wing conspiracy theorists have in common? According to Michael Barkun in this fascinating yet d. Millennialism United States. Conspiracies United States. Human-alien encounters United States. Conspiracies -- United States. Human-alien encounters -- United States. Millennialism -- United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Barkun, Michael Culture of Conspiracy : Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America Berkeley : University of California Press,c2013 9780520276826 Comparative studies in religion and society ; 15. http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1249497 Ebook Library EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=607975 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1249497 EBSCOhost EBSC 607975 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53532 53532