Uscinski Joseph E., Parent Joseph M. American Conspiracy Theories 9780199351817

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Автор: Uscinski Joseph E., Parent Joseph M.
Название: American Conspiracy Theories
ISBN: 9780199351817
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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ISBN-10: 0199351813
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 240
Вес: 0.33 кг.
Дата издания: 04.09.2014
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations
Размер: 234 x 158 x 16
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: We are living in an age of conspiracy theories, whether its enduring, widely held beliefs such as government involvement in the Kennedy assassination or alien activity at Roswell, fears of a powerful infiltrating group such as the Illuminati, Jews, Catholics, or communists, or modern fringe
movements of varying popularity such as birtherism and trutherism. What is it in American culture that makes conspiracy theories proliferate? Who is targeted, and why? Are we in the heyday of the conspiracy theory, or is it in decline?

Though there is significant scholarly literature on the topic in psychology, sociology, philosophy, and more, American Conspiracy Theories is the first to use broad, long-term empirical data to analyze this popular American tendency. Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent draw on three sources of
original data: 120,000 letters to the editor of the New York Times and Chicago Tribune from between 1890 and 2010; a two-wave survey from before and after the 2012 presidential election; and discussions of conspiracy theories culled from online news sources, blogs, and other Web sites, also from
before and after the election. Through these sources, they are able to address crucial questions, such as similarities and differences in the nature of conspiracy theories over time, the role of the Internet and communications technologies in spreading modern conspiracy theories, and whether
politics, economics, media, war, or other factors are most important in popularizing conspiratorial beliefs. Ultimately, they conclude that power asymmetries, both foreign and domestic, are the main drivers behind conspiracy theories, and that those at the bottom of power hierarchies have a
strategic interest in blaming those at the top-in other words, conspiracy theories are for losers. But these losers can end up having tremendous influence on the course of history, and American Conspiracy Theories is an unprecedented examination of one of the defining features of American
political life.

American Conspiracy Theories, Uscinski Joseph E., Parent Joseph M.