| Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground Contributor(s): Kay, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062004816 ISBN-13: 9780062004819 Publisher: Harper OUR PRICE: $23.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory |
| Dewey: 001.909 |
| LCCN: 2011006813 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.29" W x 9.25" (1.23 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kay, Jonathan: - JONATHAN KAY is a managing editor, columnist and blogger at Canada's National Post newspaper. His freelance articles have appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper's, Commentary magazine, Salon, Reader's Digest and Newsweek. He is a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C. His first book, The Volunteer, co-authored with Michael Ross, became a top-ten bestseller in 2007. |