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Meticulous in its research forensic in its reasoning robust in its argument and often hilarious in its debunking anbsphighly entertaining rumble with the centurys major conspiracy theorists and their theories John Lahr National Book Critics Circle Awardwinning author of Tennessee WilliamsFrom an awardwinning journalist a history so funny so true so scary its bound to be called a conspiracy Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy We see it everywhere from Pearl Harbor to 911 from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana In this age of terrorism we live in the role of conspiracy is a serious one one that can fuel radical or fringe elements to violencenbspFor David Aaronovitch there came a time when he started to see a pattern among these inflammatory theories these theories used similarly murky methods with which to insinuate their claims they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past it happened then so it can happen now they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources Most important they elevated their believers to membership of an elite a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so farIn this entertaining and enlightening book he examines why people believe conspiracy theories and makes an argument for a true skepticism one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense
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Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy We see it everywherefrom Pearl Harbor to 911 from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana In this age of terrorism we live in the role of conspiracy is a serious oneone that can fuel radical or fringe elements to violence For awardwinning journalist David Aaronovitch there came a time when he started to see a pattern among these inflammatory theories He found that these theories used similarly murky methods with which to insinuate their claims they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past it happened then so it can happen now they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes and they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources Most important they elevated their believers to membership of an elitea group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so far Surely it is more likely that men did actually land on the moon in 1969 than that thousands of people were enlisted to fabricate an elaborate hoax In this entertaining and enlightening bookaimed at providing ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or the twin towersAaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories In doing so he examines why people believe them and makes an argument for a true skepticismone based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense
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Conceived in the waning days of World War II as an escort for the mammoth Convair B36 bomber the McDonnell Model 36 Voodoo first took to the air in 1948 With advances in turbojet technology aerial refueling and miniaturized nuclear weapons the Model 36 was recast as a fighterbomber of unimaginable firepower the F101A Strategic Fighter Overcoming tremendous developmental challenges the Voodoo served into the late1980s nearly forty years after its maiden flight As a nuclear strike aircraft reconnaissance platform and reliable highperformance interceptor the McDonnell F101 Voodoo carries the sole distinction among the famed Century Series fighters of serving in the most trouble spots from the era of Eisenhower and Khrushchev through that of Reagan and Gorbachev in the waning days of the Cold War Based on hundreds of pages of recently declassified documents this new work brings the Voodoo into its longdenied place in the limelight
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This study investigates the emergence of powerful female leadership in New Orleans Voodoo tradition It provides a careful examination of the cultural historical economic demographic and sociopolitical factors that contributed both to the feminization of this religious culture and its strong female leaders
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Paperback A stinging assault on the shocking dotty and sinister world of modern conspiracy theories by the awardwinning journalist David AaronovitchDid Neil Armstrong really set foot on the moonWas the United States government responsible for the 11 September attacksShould we doubt the accidental nature of Dianas deathVoodoo Histories entertainingly demolishes the absurd and sinister conspiracy theories of the last 100 years Aaronovitch reveals not only why people are so ready to believe in these stories but also the dangers of this credulityIncludes a new chapter investigating the conspiracy theories that question Obamas legitimacy as president Did Neil Armstrong really set foot on the moonWas the United States government responsible for the 11 September attacksShould we doubt the accidental nature of Dianas deathVoodoo Histories entertainingly demolishes the absurd and sinister conspiracy theories of the last 100 years Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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Medieval European literature was once thought to have been isolationist in its nature but recent scholarship has revealed the ways in which Spanish and Italian authors including Cervantes and Marco Polo were influenced by Arabic poetry music and philosophynbsp A Sea of Languages brings together some of the most influential scholars working in MuslimChristianJewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary social and economic histories of the medieval MediterraneanThis volume takes as a starting point MarÃa Rosa Menocals groundbreaking work The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the insularity of medieval European literature Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways A Sea of Languages will become a critical resource and reference point for a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature
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Mr Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thingChristian Science MonitorOriginally published in 1954The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest printondemand technology to again make available previously outofprint books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
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The Role of the Individual in History was first published in 1898 and occupies a very prominent place among those of Plekhanovs works in which he substantiates and defends Marxism and advocates the Marxian theory of social development Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov 18561918 was one of the leaders of Russian populism and after his emigration to Western Europe in 1880 became the foremost Russian Marxist abroad He founded in 1883 together with Pavel Axelrod the Group for the Liberation of Labor the first Russian social democratic party and in 1900 together with Lenin the Iskra the first Russian Marxist newspaper but a few years later broke with Lenin and sided with the Mensheviks
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This comprehensive survey of religion and its profound effects on history provides a historical context for indepth analysis of theological social and political themes in which religion plays a major role George Walsh first traces the rise and impact of primitive religions He looks at Indian traditions including Hinduism Buddhism and Jainism and analyzes the Semitic tradition of Judaism and Christianity and the evolving conception of a personal God He discusses the history and chief doctrines of Islam as well with its fundamental respect for desert tribal values and its emphasis on both the authority of God and the brotherhood of believers Walsh then compares Judaism and Christianity He sees Judaism as marked by a profound ambivalence between the values of tribal nomadic desert life and the values of urban civilization individualism and collectivism Judaism is thisworldly but the Christian worldview is otherwordly Walsh closes with a timely discussion of the ethical political and economic teachings of the JudeoChristian tradition focusing specifically on their differing attitudes toward sex reproduction and marriage their basic views of mind and body and mans relation to God
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