Voodoo Histories

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Synopsis of Voodoo Histories

Our Age Is Obsessed By The Idea Of Conspiracy. We See It Everywhere - From Pearl Harbour To 9/11, From The Assassination Of Kennedy To The Death Of Diana. NnVoodoo Histories Entertainingly Demolishes The Absurd And Sinister Conspiracy Theories Of The Last 100 Years. Aaronovitch Reveals Why People Are So Ready To Believe In Them And The Dangers Of This Credulity.Nnmeticulous In Its Research, Forensic In Its Reasoning, Hilarious In Its Debunking, This Book Will Arm Anyone Who Has Found Themselves At The Wrong End Of A Conversation About Moon Landings Or The Twin Towers.Nn** The Paperback Includes A New Chapter On The Anti-Obama Birthers - A Movement That Is Currently Gathering Steam And Hitting The Headlines **Nnthe Book Explodes The Conspiracy Theories Surrounding:N- The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zionn-Pearl Harbourn-The Deaths Of Kennedy, Monroe And Princess Diana N-Pseudohistory Such As The Holy Blood, Holy Grailn-9/11 Truth Movement N-The Moon Landings

>About The Author
David Aaronovitch Is An Award-Winning Journalist, Who Has Worked In Radio, Television And Newspapers In The United Kingdom Since The Early 1980S. He Lives In Hampstead, North London, With His Wife, Three Daughters And Kerry Blue The Terrier. His First Book, Paddling To Jerusalem, Won The Madoc Prize For Travel Literature In 2001.

Table Of Contents
A Handbook To Be Cherished By Anyone Who Would Rather Have The Unvarnished Truth,Superbly Researched, Wittily Written And Eminently Sane,Gloriously Readable,Dazzling Debunkery,This Book Leaves Us In No Doubt That Arriving At The Truth Is A Vital Matter - At Times A Matter Of Life And Death,Terrifying, Hilarious, Irreverent And Addictively Compelling... An Instant Classic,Intelligent And Hugely Enjoyable... It Is A Serious Inquiry Into Why Conspiracy Theories Appeal, And Aaronovitch'S Theories Are Consistently Reasonable, Persuasive And Humane,Brilliant, Sparkling And Witty,A Rich And Fascinating Account. His Unravelling Of The Theories Is A Model Of Common Sense And Responsible Reasoning,Anyone Who Has Toyed With Suspicion Over The Accidental Nature Of Princess Diana'S Death, Or The Self-Inflicted Nature Of David Kelly'S, Will Have That Flirtation Brutally Curtailed By Aaronovitch'S Caustic Rationality,A Useful Book About An Important Subject,With Dark Wit And Extraordinary Patience He Lays Bare The Psychology Of Conspiracism,Voodoo Histories Is As Concerned With Understanding Conspiracies As It Is With Rebutting Them, And Aaronovitch'S Tone Throughout Is That Of The Sage Psychologist, His Method That Of The Forensic Historian