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ODD COINCIDENCE
Gordon Arnold? Wasn’t he a witness to the JFK assassination?
In an odd coincidence that somehow seems fitting for the topic involved, the author of the new book Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics has the same name as a controversial figure who claimed to be a witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. That name is Gordon Arnold.
The JFK witness and the author of the new book are different men, however. They never met and are not related.
Gordon Arnold, the young American soldier who said he was standing near the famous grassy knoll when the president was murdered in Dallas, passed away in 1997.
On that infamous day in 1963, Gordon Arnold, the writer of Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics, was an elementary school student in the northeast. He recalls being in a reading class at the moment the shocking announcement was made over the school’s loudspeaker system. Now, 45 years later, this Gordon Arnold is a professor of liberal arts at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Interestingly, Professor Arnold’s book has a large section about the assassination and the movies it directly and indirectly spawned.
More about the book…
Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics examines the evolution of the conspiracy-theory theme on screen and in American culture from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The book will appeal to movie buffs and pop culture enthusiasts. It was recently released in harcover and e-book formats by Praeger Publishers. Read more about it here.
The hardcover version of Gordon B. Arnold’s Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics is widely available. It can be purchased from numerous on-line booksellers, including:
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Tower Books
- Borders
- Powells Books
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Target.com
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- Overstock.com
Want to support your locally owned bookstore? You can order the book from most local booksellers. GIve them this link to the publisher for the full information.
E-BOOK ALERT
Greenwood, the parent company of Praeger Publishers, has just released Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics in e-book format, adding the title to its impressive Digital Collection. The book was issued in hardcover earlier this month.
The Greenwood Digital Collection is a sophisticated research platform comprised of reference, academic and general interest e-books. It features the same high-quality, authoritative, scholarly products that 
librarians have come to expect from Greenwood. Choose from approximately 3,000 titles from Praeger, Greenwood Press, and Libraries Unlimited, and build your own digital library. You’ll make the most of your budget while giving your patrons a customized resource that’s accessible from any computer. This is not just a collection of PDF downloads, but complete texts — all searchable by keyword, subject, author, title, or any Boolean search method.
About the book
Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics examines the evolution of the conspiracy-theory theme on screen and in American culture from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The book will appeal to movie buffs and pop culture enthusiasts. Read more about it here.
Looking for “Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics” at a library near you? Many public, academic, and high school libraries have added the book to their collections. You can find it in a nearby library by consulting WorldCat, the international online service that connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
You can access the WorldCat entry for the book here, or search for it on your browser.
If you don’t find the book nearby, consider requesting the book at your local library. They may be able to acquire it or connect with another library that owns it. The information about the book that they’ll need is easily available at the Prager Publishers web-site here.
About the book
Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics examines the evolution of the conspiracy-theory theme on screen and in American culture from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Read more about it here.
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OCTOBER 2008 (Westport, CT) – Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics has just been released by Praeger Publishers. The volume surveys the development of the conspiracy-theory theme on screen since the early days of the cold war.
The widespread growth of conspiracy-theory thinking is one of the most startling developments in American popular culture and politics. Hollywood played an important part in this story, issuing scores of movies and TV shows that often mirrored the mood of real-life politics and events. Read the rest of this entry »
