Off the edge : flat Earthers, conspiracy culture, and why people will believe anything
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781643750682, 1643750682
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781643750682, 1643750682
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-245).
Description
"A history of the Flat Earth movement and a look at the recent boom in conspiratorial thinking in America"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Since 2015 there has been a spectacular boom in a centuries-old delusion: that the earth is flat. Weill draws a direct line from today's conspiratorial moment, brimming not just with Flat Earthers but also anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers, back to the early days of Flat Earth theory in the 1830s. When faced with a complicated world out of our control, humans have always sought patterns to explain the inexplicable. Powered by Facebook and YouTube algorithms, the Flat Earth movement is growing. Meet historical figures who first popularized the theory, as well as the many modern-day Flat Earthers Weill herself got to know. She explores how we arrived at this moment of polarized realities-- and explains what needs to happen so that we might all return to the same spinning globe. -- adapted from jacket
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Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction | 001.98 WEI | Available |
Holland Free Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 001.98 Weill | Available |
Hunterdon North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction | 001.98 Weill | Available |
Jefferson Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 001.98 WEI | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 001.98 WEI | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weill, K. (2022). Off the edge: flat Earthers, conspiracy culture, and why people will believe anything (First edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weill, Kelly, 1994-. 2022. Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weill, Kelly, 1994-. Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weill, Kelly. Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything First edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
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