Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground

by Jonathan Kay

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062004816
• ISBN13: 9780062004819
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"