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The Nature of Conspiracy Theories

      Michael Butter

      Translated by Sharon Howe

      polity

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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)

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      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

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020008370

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