Conspiracy Theories (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Fenster
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Current affairs and media
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs
- Subjects: Culture, Current events, Mass media, Conspiracies or conspirators, Internet
Americans have always loved a good conspiracy. From the John F. Kennedy assassination to the alleged cover-up of the existence of UFOs by the U.S. government to the Vince Foster suicide and the “vast right-wing conspiracy” comment by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, the conspiracy theory has become a popular and powerful vehicle to explain important historical events. In this book, author Mark Fenster takes us on a guided tour of the shadowy underworld of the conspiracy theorist. His main thesis is that conspiracy theories are a form of popular political interpretation, and he...
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