Preface to the First Edition

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Preface to the First Edition xi
5. 1. The Nature of Conspiracy Belief 1
6. 2. Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge 15
7. 3. New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati 39
8. 4. New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters 66
9. 5. UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975–1990 80
10. 6. UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke 99
11. 7. Armageddon Below 111
12. 8. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry 126
13. 9. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens 141
14. 10. September 11 Conspiracies: The First Phase 159
15. 11. September 11 Conspiracies: The Second Phase 171
16. 12. Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama 183
17. 13. Conspiracists and Violence 193
18. 14. Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012 206
19. 15. Conclusion 219
20. Notes 241
21. Bibliography 277
22. Index 301