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The Nature of Conspiracy Theories
Michael Butter
Translated by Sharon Howe
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Originally published in German as ‘Nichts ist, wie es scheint’: Über Verschwörungstheorien © Suhrkamp Verlag Berlin 2018. All rights reserved by and controlled through Suhrkamp Verlag Berlin
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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4081-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4082-2 (paperback)
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Names: Butter, Michael, author.
Title: The nature of conspiracy theories / Michael Butter ; translated by Sharon Howe.
Other titles: “Nichts ist, wie es scheint”. English
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “A comprehensive introduction to conspiracy theories and their growing presence in the age of the internet”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020008369 (print) | LCCN 2020008370 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509540815 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509540822 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509540839 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Conspiracy theories. | History--Errors, inventions, etc.
Classification: LCC HV6275 .B8813 2020 (print) | LCC HV6275 (ebook) | DDC 001.9--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020008369
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