Hope and Fear

Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo-History

Hope and Fear
Ronald H Fritze
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Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 400pg
14 Feb 2022 UK
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9781789145397
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A myth-busting journey through the twilight world of fringe ideas and alternative facts. Is a secret and corrupt Illuminati conspiring to control world affairs and bring about a New World Order? Was Donald Trump a victim of massive voter fraud? Is Elizabeth II a shapeshifting reptilian alien? Who is doing all this plotting? In Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze explores the fringe ideas and conspiracy theories people have turned to in order to make sense of the world around them, from myths about the Knights Templar and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, to Nazis and the occult, the Protocols of Zion and UFOs. As Fritze reveals, when conspiracy theories, myths, and pseudo-history dominate a society' s thinking, facts, reality, and truth fall by the wayside.
"This fascinating book demystifies pseudohistory, myths, and conspiracy theories with surgical precision. Hope and Fear gives us a complete understanding of these worldwide phenomena and the reasons why they appear. It will be of great interest not only to scholars but to any person of intellectual integrity who questions the reality in which we live, as well as the reversal of fact and fiction to which we are exposed in our everyday life. "--Mirela Altic, Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Ronald H. Fritze is Professor of History and Religion at Athens State University, Alabama. He is the author or editor of ten books including Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-Religions (Reaktion, 2009), and Egyptomania: A History of Fascination, Fantasy, and Obsession (Reaktion, 2016).
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781789145397
Published: 14 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 400

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