Lance deHaven Smith's Conspiracy Theory in America

[Anthony Thorne]

I've ordered this and am awaiting my copy. There are numerous books available (far too many) that snidely dismiss the notion of conspiracy theories, and a much smaller number that take the topic of conspiracies and cover-ups seriously. One of the few other books I can think of with a thoughtful approach similar to the dehaven Smith volume reviewed above is THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CONSPIRACY THEORIES, which was recently released in an updated third edition. I have an earlier edition and recommend it - (the only negative reviews on Amazon are from folks upset with its supposed 'left-wing bias', something hard to avoid when a majority of American conspriacies are tightly linked to the commercial / corporate wing of the Republican party).

http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-Conspi...y+theories