Plots, Designs, and Schemes: American Conspiracy Theories from the Puritans to the Present 9783110346930, 9783110307597

Plots, Designs, and Schemes is the first study that investigates the long history of American conspiracy theories from t

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Plots, Designs, and Schemes: American Conspiracy Theories from the Puritans to the Present
9783110346930, 9783110307597

An authoritative account of the long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American story Was the

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The first European settlers saw America as a paradise regained. The continent seemed to offer a God-given opportunity to

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Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. The

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9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementa

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American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" medd

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American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" medd

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Conspiracy Theories and the Failure of Intellectual Critique argues that conspiracy theories, including those that confl

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