出版社: Riverhead Hardcover
副标题: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
出版年: 2010-2-4
页数: 400
定价: USD 26.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781594488955
内容简介 · · · · · ·
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, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. In this age of terrorism we live...
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, 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 violence.
For 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 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 book -aimed at providing ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or the twin towers-Aaronovitch 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 skepticism: one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
大卫·阿罗诺维奇:获奖记者,自上世纪80年代初便在英国电台、电视和报社等工作。他和妻子、三个女儿、一只凯利蓝梗住在伦敦北部的汉普斯特德。他的第一部作品《航行到耶路撒冷》曾在2001年获得马多克旅行文学奖。
Voodoo Histories的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 8 条 )
好内容,烂在坏作者手里。
好内容,烂在坏作者手里。
好内容,烂在作者手里。
“一个专门机构对一些本是具有偶然性或无目的性的活动进行谋划,使其按照谋划的目的发展,这个过程就是阴谋。要使其更加精确,可以加上这一条,一方的秘密行动使得相对另一方的行为不那么隐秘复杂,有更合理的解释。”
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读来很有裨益的一本书,阿罗诺维奇挑选了近代以来八个著名的阴谋论事件,总结了阴谋论的共性:历史追溯、怀疑论者和绵羊人、无休止的提问、专家证人、学术可信性、既易得又难寻的真相、严密监视。书中结合了生物学的观点,认为人使用工具建立了因果关系,随后对重要事件也建立... (展开)好内容,烂在坏作者手里。
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