Do you know what a conspiracy theory is? Or whether all conspiracy theories are the same? Are they nonsense created by 'crackpots' and only believed by the gullible? Or are you concerned about how reliable and authoritative the official accounts of major controversial events are? Do you think some conspiracy theories are actually true? If many people think there is compelling evidence that the Kennedy Assassination and the events of 9/11 were brought about by government conspiracies, why are conspiracy theorists dismissed as irrelevant by the mainstream mass media?

Conspiracy and Cover-Up addresses these key questions directly and is a unique, must-read book for anyone interested in conspiracy theories.
The mainstream media regularly ridicule conspiracy theories and those who believe in them. David Aaronovitch's 'Voodoo Histories' is a notorious example of this contempt. In Conspiracy and Cover-Up, Emeritus Professor Robert Williams, a leading UK social scientist, challenges and confronts these patronising critiques and clearly demonstrates how flimsy and poorly founded they are. This book offers a fresh and original defence and explanation of conspiracy theory. It explains what conspiracy theories are and what they are not. Furthermore, it exposes the weaknesses, limitations and unwarranted assumptions in the accounts of those who wish to dismiss all conspiracy theories out of hand.

Professor Williams argues that conspiracy theories are not all the same and, just like other kinds of theories, some theories are more plausible and are supported by more evidence than others. To illustrate and support his argument, the author has included case studies of two profoundly important events; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the attacks of 9/11 in New York and Washington. Both events have attracted much attention from conspiracy theorists but the mainstream media has been dismissive of their accounts. Professor Williams takes the reader through both events taking care to identify which are the most plausible interpretations of the mass of often conflicting evidence.

He concludes that one of these events was probably the result of a conspiracy and the other was probably not. He argues that what is crucial is that anyone seeking to understand such events keeps an open mind and uses reason and evidence, rather than abuse and ridicule, to advance their arguments.

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• Politics & Social SciencesPolitical History & Theory
• Biography & True AccountsTrue Crime

• Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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• Print Length: 108 Pages
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