Culture of Conspiracy Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America

Name: Culture of Conspiracy Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America
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ISBN: 9780520276826

ISBN-10: 0520276825

ISBN-13: 9780520276826

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Michael Barkun

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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 disturbing book, quite a lot. It is well known that some Americans are obsessed with conspiracies. The Kennedy…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Michael Barkun is professor emeritus of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and is a former FBI consultant in domestic terrorism cases. He is author of five previous books, including Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement.



Preface


Preface to the First Edition



The Nature of Conspiracy Belief



Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge



New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati



New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters



UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975-1990



UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke



Armageddon Below



UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry



UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens



September 11 Conspiracies: The First Phase



September 11 Conspiracies: The Second Phase



Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama



Conspiracists and Violence



Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index