Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground

by Kay, Jonathan
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ISBN: 9780062004819
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From 9/11 conspiracy theorists and UFO obsessives tothe cult of Ayn Rand and Birthercrusaders, America is suffering from an explosion in post-rationalistideological movements. In Among the Truthers, journalist Jonathan Kay offers a thoughtful and sobering look at how socialnetworking and Web-based video sharing have engendered a flourishing of new conspiracism. Kay details the sociological profiles of tenbrands of modern conspiracists--the Failed Historian, the Mid-Life Crack-Up, the Damaged Survivor, the Campus Revolutionary, theStoner, the Clinical Case, the Puzzle Solver, the Christian Doomsayer, the CosmicVoyager, and the Egomaniac--in a compelling exploration of America's departurefrom reason and what it means for the very future of rational discourse as thenation steps further into the 21st century.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Kay, Jonathan
  • ISBN: 9780062004819
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.25 x 1.30
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2011

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