Conspiracy theories and the people who believe them / edited by Joseph E. Uscinski.
Conspiracy theories and the people who believe them / edited by Joseph E. Uscinski.
Conspiracy theories and the people who believe them / edited by Joseph E. Uscinski.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/4370
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Down the rabbit hole we go! / Joseph E. Uscinski -- The history of conspiracy theory research: a review and commentary / Michael Butter and Peter Knight -- Section I: What is a conspiracy theory? -- Section II: How do conspiracy theorists and non-conspiracy theorists interact? -- Section III: Are co...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Conspiracy theories ... have always been with us [but] their salience has increased [due to] the increasing access to information among ordinary people, a pervasive sense of powerlessness among those same people, and widespread distrust of elites ... These factors ... are now propelling conspiracy theories into our public sphere on a vast scale .....
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Conspiracy theories and the people who believe them / edited by Joseph E. Uscinski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/4370
Record Identifier
74VKV5w47kPX
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ISBN
0190844078 hardcover
9780190844080 paperback
0190844086 paperback
9780190844073 hardcover
DDC
001.9
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991024266018302626
