A Culture of Conspiracy

A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America is a 2003 non-fiction book written by Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.^[1]

Overview

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Publishers Weekly gave the book a positive review by stating "Scholarly but fluently written and free of excessive jargon, Barkun's exploration of the conspiratorial worldview combines sociological depth with a deadpan appreciation of pop culture and raises serious questions about the replacement of democracy by conspiracy as the dominant paradigm of political action in the public mind."^[2]

In a February 2004 review,^[3] writer and political blogger Daniel Pipes wrote:

Some people believe in the lost continent of

Zionist-Occupied Government

secretly running the United States. What if these disparate elements shared beliefs, joined forces, won a much larger audience, broke out of their intellectual and political ghetto, and became capable of challenging the premises of public life in the United States? This is the frightening prospect, soberly presented by Michael Barkun in his important, just-published book.

See also

• Apocalypticism
• Conspiracy theories in United States politics
• New World Order (conspiracy theory)

Books:

• The Paranoid Style in American Politics
• Among the Truthers

References