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Counterknowledge

How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, ...
BookPaperback
Ranking406363inGeschichte
CHF16.90

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We are being overwhelmed by dangerous nonsense. From 9/11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial, from creationism to unorthodox medicine, there is now an epidemic of demonstrably untrue descriptions of the world.

For Damian Thompson, these unproven theories and spurious claims are forms of 'counterknowledge'; spread not least by the internet, they are creating a global generation of misguided adherents who repeat these untruths and lend them credence.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-84354-676-4
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date01/07/2008
Pages196 pages
LanguageEnglish
Weight206 g
Article no.5214322
CatalogsOLF
Product groupGeschichte
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Author

Thompson, Damian
DAMIAN THOMPSON completed his PhD in the sociology of religion at the London School of Economics. He is a leader-writer for the Daily Telegraph. He is also editor-in-chief of the Catholic Herald and the author of The End of Time (1996) and Waiting for Antichrist (2005). Counterknowledge: How we surrendered to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science and fake history, was published by Atlantic Books in 2008.