Author:
Barkun, Michael.
Edition Statement:Second Edition.
ImprintBerkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Descriptionxiv, 306 pages ; 23 cm.
Note:The nature of conspiracy belief -- Millennialism, conspiracy, and stigmatized knowledge -- New World Order conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati -- New World Order conspiracies II: A world of black helicopters -- UFO conspiracy theories, 1975-1990 -- UFOs meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke -- Armageddon below -- UFOs and the search for scapegoats I: anti-Catholicism and anti-Masonry -- UFOs and the search for scapegoats II: anti-semitism among the aliens -- September 11 conspiracies: the first phase -- September 11 conspiracies: the second phase -- Conspiracy theories about Barack Obama -- Conspiracists and violence -- Apocolyptic expectations about the year 2012 -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
