Conspiracy Theory in America investigates how the Founders’ hard-nosed realism about the likelihood of elite political misconduct-articulated in the Declaration of Independence-has been replaced by today’s blanket condemnation of conspiracy beliefs as ludicrous by definition. Lance deHaven-Smith reveals that the term ‘conspiracy theory’ entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the commission’s report. He asks tough questions and connects the dots among five decades’ worth of suspicious events, including the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Regan, the crimes of Watergate, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal, the disputed presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the major defense failure of 9/11, and the subsequent anthrax letter attacks.
Lance deHaven-Smith - Conspiracy Theory in America
Type: Paperback
Condition: (Pre-owned) Acceptable - Wear on cover/discolouring on page edges
Size: 22.8 x 15.2 cm
Pages: 260
Weight: 431g
Please Note: Some photos may have a glare and/or shadowing due to light.
Conspiracy Theory in America investigates how the Founders’ hard-nosed realism about the likelihood of elite political misconduct-articulated in the Declaration of Independence-has been replaced by today’s blanket condemnation of conspiracy beliefs as ludicrous by definition. Lance deHaven-Smith reveals that the term ‘conspiracy theory’ entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the commission’s report. He asks tough questions and connects the dots among five decades’ worth of suspicious events, including the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Regan, the crimes of Watergate, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal, the disputed presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the major defense failure of 9/11, and the subsequent anthrax letter attacks.
Lance deHaven-Smith - Conspiracy Theory in America
Type: Paperback
Condition: (Pre-owned) Acceptable - Wear on cover/discolouring on page edges
Size: 22.8 x 15.2 cm
Pages: 260
Weight: 431g
Please Note: Some photos may have a glare and/or shadowing due to light.
