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Conspiracy theories / by Micah L. Issitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Issitt, Micah L., author.
- Series:
- Opinions throughout history ; 19.
- Opinions throughout history ; 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conspiracy theories--United States--History--Sources.
- Conspiracy theories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xli, 718 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2023]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: Internet.
- Summary:
- Examines the terminology used in discussing conspiracy theories as well as prevailing scholarship on why and how individuals fall victim to apparently outrageous beliefs; and includes a comprehensive timeline of significant events in the realm of conspiracy.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Introduction
- Historical Timeline
- Revolutionary Conspiracies
- Conspiracy in the Revolutionary Era (1760-1798)
- Illuminating Mythology
- The Illuminati in Reality and Fantasy (1776-Present)
- The Boys' Club
- The Freemasons and the Anti-Freemason Movement (1820-Present)
- The Popish Plots
- Fear of Romanism and the Power of the Papacy (1830-Present)
- Think of the Children
- Catholic Abuse and Sexual Perversion in Conspiracy Theories (1836-Present)
- A Deadly Fear
- The Origin of the Anti-Vaccination Movement (1879-Present)
- The Gold Gamblers
- The Populist Party and the International Gold Ring (1895-Present)
- The Myths of Zion
- Jewish Conspiracies and the Threat of Zionism (1903-Present)
- Anti-Capitalism
- The Anarchist Movement and the Threat to Capitalism (1901-Present)
- The New World Order
- The First Red Scare and the New World Order (1915-Present)
- Denying Genocide
- Holocaust Denial in the Past and Present (1941-Present)
- Fears of the Establishment
- The Red Scare and McCarthyism (1945-Present)
- Psychological Warfare
- U.S. Drug Experimentation (1953-Present)
- Desert Visions
- Area 51 and the Alien Conspiracies (1955-Present)
- The Umbrella Man
- Kennedy Assassination Conspiracies (1963-Present)
- Death of a Dream
- Conspiracies of the Civil Rights Movement (1968-Present)
- Bad Moon Rising
- The Moon Landing Hoax (1969-Present)
- The October Surprise
- The Reagan Era and the Iran Conspiracy (1980-Present)
- Satanic Influence.
- Spiritualism, Satanism, and the 1980s Satanist Scare (1980-Present)
- The Gay Plague
- Conspiracy Theories about HIV/AIDS (1981-Present)
- An Existential Threat
- The Conspiracy to Sow Doubt about Climate Change (1996-Present)
- Spectrum of Distrust
- The Vaccine Autism Scare (1998-Present)
- Cold-Blooded Politics
- The Reptile Conspiracy (1999-Present)
- The Three Towers
- Conspiracy Theories about 9/11 (2001-Present)
- Gun Control as a Conspiracy
- The Sandy Hook Massacre and the Gun Control Movement (2012-Present)
- How Not to Protect Children
- The QAnon Movement (2017-Present)
- The Conspiracy Pandemic
- The COVID Pandemic and Science Denial (2019-Present)
- The Big Lie
- The 2020 Presidential Election Controversy (2020-Present)
- Conclusion
- Flattening the Earth
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Primary & Secondary Sources
- Glossary.
- Historical Snapshots
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Print ISBN: 9781637005170.
- Title from Web page (viewed on January 9, 2023).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781637005170
- 1637005172
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