{"product_id":"conspiracy-rising-martha-f-lee-9780313350139","title":"Conspiracy Rising: Conspiracy Thinking and American Public Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers a thoughtful analysis of how and why conspiracy thinking has become a popular mode of political discourse in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did conspiracy thinking become such a significant and surprisingly widely accepted form of political thinking in the United States? What compels people to respond to devastating, unpredictable events--terrorist acts, wars, natural disasters, economic upheavals--with the conviction that nothing is a coincidence, nothing is as it seems, and everything is connected? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConspiracy Rising: Conspiracy Thinking and American Public Life\u003c\/i\u003e argues that while outlandish paranoid theories themselves may seem nonsensical, the thread of conspiracy thinking throughout American history is a both a byproduct of our democratic form of government and a very real threat to it. From the Illuminati, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons to the government hiding aliens and faking the moon landing; from the New World Order to the Obama \"Birthers,\" the book explores the enduring popularity of a number of American conspiracy theories, showing how the conspiracy hysteria that may provoke disdain and apathy in the general public, can become a source of dangerous extremism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha F. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313350132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313350139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 38","brand":"Martha F. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152961810687,"sku":"9780313350139","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76744dde-30d5-4288-ae34-7ff9d983c8d0.jpg?v=1770780364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conspiracy-rising-martha-f-lee-9780313350139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}