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100 1 _aBarkun, Michael.
245 1 2 _aA Culture of Conspiracy
_h[electronic resource] :
_bApocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aBerkeley :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (321 p.)
490 1 _aComparative studies in religion and society ;
_v15
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
505 0 _aCover; 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
505 8 _a10 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
520 _aAmerican 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.
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