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An absorbing, probing look at the conspiracy theories that operate on the sidelines of history and the reasons they continue to play such a seditious role, from an award-winning journalist. Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere- from Pearl Harbor to 9/11,... read more
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- Norman Baker: Add a description of this character.
- Diana
- Bill Clinton
- Roosevelt
- David Kelly
- Stalin
- Oswald
- Flynn
- Pyatakov
- John T. Flynn
- Farah
- Griffin
- Obama
- Kennedy
- Hilda Murrell
- David Ray Griffin
- Trotsky
- Marilyn Monroe
- Monroe
- Marilyn
- Mccarthy
- Lincoln
- Sedov
- Smith
- Kevin
- Dalyell
- Gore Vidal
- Leigh
- Kamenev
- Tarpley
- Zinoviev
- Evans-pritchard
- Hancock
- Dan Brown
- Davies
- Barnes
- Greenson
- Corsi
- Feuchtwanger
- Al-fayed
- O'sullivan
- Popkin
- Cohen
- Ramsay
- Beek
- Vidal
- Baigent
- Hersh
- Hitler
- Von Daniken
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- America
- Soviet Russia
- Russia
- Britain
- United States
- Germany
- France
- London
- Paris
- Moscow
- Europe
- Arkansas
- Berlin
- White House
- Washington
- Soviet Union
- Hawaii
- Israel
- Dallas
- Shrewsbury
- England
- Hollywood
- Japan
- Iraq
- Waco
- Jerusalem
- New York
- Middle East
- China
- Africa
- Rennes-le-chateau
- Wales
- Brussels
- Chicago
- Egypt
- California
- Georgetown
- Manhattan
- New Zealand
- Mossad
- Pearl Harbor
- Wisconsin
- United Kingdom
- Miami
- Islam
- Ukraine
- Kremlin
- Los Angeles
First Sentence edit
In 1919, the European citizen - who five years earlier had perhaps, like the young Hitler, celebrated the outbreak of war - now surveyed a world that was utterly changed.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Blame Kevin
1. "The Uncanny Note of Prophecy"
2. Dark Miracles
3. Conspiracies to the Left
4. Dead Deities
5. A Very British Plot
6. Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Holy Shit
7. A Few Clicks of a Mouse
8. Mr. Pooter Forms a Theory
9. "I Want My Country Back!"
Conclusion: Bedtime Story
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Aaronovitch (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Page Count: 400
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Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 909.08
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › Conspiracy Theories
- Books › History › Historical Study › Historiography
- Books › History › Ancient › Early Civilization
- Books › History › World
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