Conspiracy Theorizing

Author : Robert Guffey
Publisher : Trine Day
ISBN 13 : 1936296411
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cryptoscatology written by Robert Guffey and published by Trine Day. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining nearly every conspiracy theory in the public’s consciousness today, this investigation seeks to link seemingly unrelated theories through a cultural studies perspective. While looking at conspiracy theories that range from the moon landing and JFK’s assassination to the Oklahoma City bombing and Freemasonry, this reconstruction reveals newly discovered connections between wide swaths of events. Linking Dracula to George W. Bush, UFOs to strawberry ice cream, and Jesus Christ to robots from outer space, this is truly an all-original discussion of popular conspiracy theories.

Author : Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315525399
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories written by Jan-Willem van Prooijen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : J. Byford
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230349218
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy Theories written by J. Byford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book deconstructs the logic and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society.

Author : M R. X. Dentith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003859054
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories written by M R. X. Dentith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents state of the art philosophical work on conspiracy theory research that brings in sharp focus on central and important insights concerning the supposed irrationality of conspiracy theory and conspiracy theory belief, while also proposing several novel solutions to long standing issues in the broader academic debate on these things called ‘conspiracy theories’. It features a critical history of conspiracy theory theory, emphasising the role of the ‘first generation’ of philosophers in conspiracy theory research. This book also includes discussions of a range of key issues such as: What counts as conspiracy theory? Who counts as a conspiracy theorist? How are these terms variously understood by academics and the wider public, and Are conspiracy theories automatically suspect, and is it ever reasonable to be a conspiracy theorist? The book then builds upon that work by looking at how people’s political views affect both the conspiracy theories they believe and their beliefs about conspiracy theories; how we might defend conspiracy theorising without endorsing mad, bad or dangerous conspiracy theories; and contains several proposals for unifying conspiracy theory research under one theoretical framework: particularism. This volume will be a key resource for philosophers and social scientists interested in recent work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory and its implications for conspiracy theory research. It will also appeal to members of the public, who want to know what, if anything, is wrong with these things called “conspiracy theories”. It was originally published as a special issue of Social Epistemology.

Author : James McConnachie
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 1409324524
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories, The (3rd) written by James McConnachie and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories sorts the myths from the realities, the allegations from the explanations and the paranoid from the probable. Who might be trying to convince us that climate change is or isn't real? What is the truth behind the death of Osama bin Laden and is he still alive? When did the CIA start experimenting with mind control? Where is the HAARP installation and did it have anything to do with the Japanese tsunami disaster? Why is surveillance in our cities and online so widespread and what are the real benefits? This definitive guide to the world's most controversial conspiracies wanders through a maze of sinister secrets, suspicious cover-ups hidden agendas and clandestine operations to explore all these questions - and many many more. Now available in ePub format.

Author : Kate Tuckett
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780425205273
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy Theories written by Kate Tuckett and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposes famous and infamous conspiracy theories throughout history, including the JFK Assassination, Area 51, the death of Princess Diana, 9/11, and the Men in Black.

Author : Joseph E. Uscinski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199351805
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Conspiracy Theories written by Joseph E. Uscinski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Joseph E Uscinski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538173263
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy Theories written by Joseph E Uscinski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition, updated throughout and now including Covid-19 and the 2020 presidential election and aftermath, introduces students to the research into conspiracy theories and the people who propagate and believe them. In doing so, it addresses the psychological, sociological, and political sources of conspiracy theorizing.

Author : Michael Barkun
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520248120
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Culture of Conspiracy written by Michael Barkun and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Thom Burnett
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9781843403814
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy Encyclopedia written by Thom Burnett and published by Franz Steiner Verlag. This book was released on 2006 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conspiracies are everywhere. they are the lifeblood of politics, business and our daily lives. this truly international and all-embracing encyclopedia explains the details of the world's major popular conspiracies, listing them chronologically under subject matter and cross-referencing them continually (because so many conspiracy theories interact on some level). Conspiracies are often international in their sweep and their impact. the brutal stabbing of Julius Caesar (the conspiracy which has defined political assassinations ever since) plunged the Roman Empire into civil war, which then engulfed much of the known western world. More recently the Cambridge spies (Philby, Blunt, MacLean and Burgess) helped Russia throughout WWII and then re-defined the Cold War afterwards, Philby's defection casting a 30-year shadow over CIA/Anglo-American relations. though conspiracies define our everyday lives, there is no body of serious academic research to understand their role, nature or defining characteristics. Most historians prefer to adhere to the cock-up theory of history, in which everything happens by accident or incompetence. Although this view is favoured by academics and historians, it is rejected by a large part of the general public who prefer the evidence of their own lives. However they consume their media, what they see is a mesh of conspiracies that define the texture of their everyday lives, often for the worst. Most people believe that there is a grain of truth in most theories about conspiracies. this book is for them.