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  • Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them

    Edited by Joseph E. Uscinski ...
    Conspiracy theories are inevitable in complex human societies. And while they have always been with us, their ubiquity in our political discourse is nearly unprecedented. Their salience has increased for a variety of reasons including the increasing access to information among ordinary people, a pervasive sense of powerlessness among those same people, and a widespread distrust of elites. Working ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Conspiracy Theories

    A Primer

    by Joseph E. Uscinski, Adam M. Enders ...
    The second edition of this popular text, updated throughout and now including Covid-19 and the 2020 presidential election and aftermath, introduces students to the research into conspiracy theories and the people who propagate and believe them. In doing so, Uscinski and Enders address the psychological, sociological, and political sources of conspiracy theorizing. They rigorously analyze the most ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Conventional Wisdom, Parties, and Broken Barriers in the 2016 Election

    by Jennifer C. Lucas, Tauna Starbuck Sisco, Richard Powell, Kevin J. McMahon, Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown, Matthew D. Atkinson, Tyler Benning, Robert G. Boatright0, Christopher Chapp1, Jack D. Collens2, Terri Susan Fine3, Dan Hofrenning4, Kyle Mattes5, Elizabeth P. Ossoff6, Elizabeth Hahn Rickenbach7, Ira J. Roseman8, Charles Stewart III9, Sean Tatar0, Emily O. Wanless1, Aidan Zielske2, Darin DeWitt3, Mark D. Brewer4, Chad Kinsella5, Julia R. Azari6, Seth Masket7, David P. Redlawsk8, Valerie Sperling9, Joseph E. Uscinski0 ...
    The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider — a candidate with no previous governmental experience and mixed support from his own party — won the election by winning in traditionally Democratic states with coattails that extended to Republican Senate candidates and resulted in unified ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere

    by Remi B. Piet, Bruce M. Bagley, Marcelo R. S. Zorovich, Marten Brienen, Alejandro Chanona, Khatchik DerGhougassian, Cristina Eguizábal, Dina Moulioukova-Fernandez0, Maxime Larivé1, Anastasia Northland2, Ryan Opsal3, Ana Oviedo Roldan4, George Philippidis5, Dennis M. Rempe6, Jonathan D. Rosen7, John Twichell8, Alberto Lozano-Vázquez9, Harrie Vredenburg0, Joseph E. Uscinski1 ...
    Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
    In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book stresses the urgency to integrate sustainability at the very core of national energy security strategies. From Canada to Argentina, this edited volume analyzes a series of case studies and diverging ... Read more

    $141.99 USD

  • The People's News

    Media, Politics, and the Demands of Capitalism

    by Joseph E. Uscinski ...
    Uncovers the surprising cause behind the recent rise of fake newsIn an ideal world, journalists act selflessly and in the public interest regardless of the financial consequences. However, in reality, news outlets no longer provide the most important and consequential stories to audiences; instead, news producers adjust news content in response to ratings, audience demographics, and opinion polls. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    American Conspiracy Theories

    by Joseph E. Uscinski, Joseph M. Parent ...
    Narrated by Tristan Morris ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 56 min

    We are living in an age of conspiracy theories, whether it's enduring, widely held beliefs such as government involvement in the Kennedy assassination or alien activity at Roswell, fears of a powerful infiltrating group such as the Illuminati, Jews, Catholics, or communists, or modern fringe movements of varying popularity such as birtherism and trutherism. What is it in American culture that ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream

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  • White Working Class

    Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America

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  • News

    The Politics of Illusion, Tenth Edition

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    Can real news survive in an era of social media and spin? An updated edition of the "smart, provocative introduction to media and American politics."—Paul Freedman, author of Campaign Advertising and American DemocracyFor over thirty years, News: The Politics of Illusion has not simply reflected the political communication field—it has played a major role in shaping it. Today, the familiar news ... Read more

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  • Managing With Power

    Politics and Influence in Organizations

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  • The Power of Social Innovation

    How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good

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    How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy

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    Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet's effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney, arguments on both sides fail to address the relationship between economic power and the digital world.McChesney's award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy skewered the assumption that a society ... Read more

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