Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11- 10th Anniversary Edition

Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president....
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Author: Kathryn S. Olmsted
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Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11- 10th Anniversary Edition by Olmsted, Kathryn S.

Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11- 10th Anniversary Edition

BD$86.93

Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11- 10th Anniversary Edition

BD$86.93
Author: Kathryn S. Olmsted
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They stood by and allowed the murders of 2,400 servicemen in Hawaii. Although paranoia has been a feature of the American scene since the birth of the Republic, in Real Enemies Kathryn Olmsted shows that it was only in the twentieth century that strange and unlikely conspiracy theories became central to American politics. In particular, she posits World War I as a critical turning point and shows that as the federal bureaucracy expanded, Americans grew more fearful of the government itself--the military, the intelligence community, and even the President. Analyzing the wide-spread suspicions surrounding such events as Pearl Harbor, the JFK assassination, Watergate, and 9/11, Olmsted sheds light on why so many Americans believe that their government conspires against them, why more people believe these theories over time, and how real
conspiracies--such as the infamous Northwoods plan--have fueled our paranoia about the governments we ourselves elect. This 10th Anniversary Edition includes a new epilogue on conspiracy theories and the 2016 election and its aftermath.


Author: Kathryn S. Olmsted
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/17/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780190908560

About the Author

Kathryn S. Olmsted is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis.

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