Conspiracy theories
Subtitle: secrecy and power in American culture
By: Mark Fenster
Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780816654949
Subjects: Conspiracy theories
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-359) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : We're all conspiracy theorists now; title: Conspiracy as politics; title: Theorizing conspiracy politics : the problem of the "paranoid style"; title: When the senator met the commander : from pathology to populism; title: Conspiracy as cultural practice; title: Finding the plot : conspiracy theory as interpretation; title: Uncovering the plot : conspiracy theory as narrative; title: Plotting the rush : conspiracy, community, and play; title: Conspiracy communities; title: The prophetic plot : millennialism and Christian conspiracy theory; title: A failure of imagination : completing narratives of 9/11 truth; title: Afterword : Conspiracy theory, cultural studies, and the trouble with populism.