Voodoo Histories : The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History

English

ISBN: 140016592X

EAN: 9781400165926

Category: History / World

Publisher: Tantor Media, Incorporated

Release Date: 03/01/2010

Synopsis: Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere-from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. In this age of terrorism we live in, the role of conspiracy is a serious one-one that can fuel radical or fringe elements to violence.For award-winning journalist David Aaronovitch, there came a time when he started to see a pattern among these inflammatory theories. He found that these theories used similarly murky methods with which to insinuate their claims: they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past (it happened then so it can happen now); they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes; and they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources. Most important, they elevated their believers to membership of an elite-a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality. But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so far? Surely it is more likely th

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Voodoo Histories : The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History

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Format: CD MP3

Height: 0.57 inches

Width: 5.3 inches

Length: 7.58 inches

Weight: 3.53 oz