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Hope and Fear

Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo History

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Hope and Fear

Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo History

By: Ronald H. Fritze

A myth-busting journey through the twilight world of fringe ideas and alternative facts. Is a secret and corrupt Illuminati conspiring to control world affairs and bring about a New World Order? Was Donald Trump a victim of massive voter fraud? Is Elizabeth II a shapeshifting reptilian alien? Who is doing all this plotting? In Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze explores the fringe ideas and conspiracy theories people have turned to in order to make sense of the world around them, from myths about the Knights Templar and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, to Nazis and the occult, the Protocols of Zion and UFOs. As Fritze reveals, when conspiracy theories, myths, and pseudo-history dominate a society’s thinking, facts, reality, and truth fall by the wayside.

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1789145406

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Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

By: Ronald H. Fritze

Egyptomania takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination, a land of strange gods, mysterious magic, secret knowledge, monumental pyramids, enigmatic sphinxes, and immense wealth. Egypt has always exerted a powerful attraction on the Western mind, and an array of figures have been drawn to the idea of Egypt. Even the practical-minded Napoleon dreamed of Egyptian glory and helped open the antique land to explorers. Ronald H. Fritze goes beyond art and architecture to reveal Egyptomania’s impact on religion, philosophy, historical study, literature, travel, science, and popular culture. All those who remain captivated by the ongoing phenomenon of Egyptomania will revel in the mysteries uncovered in this book.

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1780236859

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Invented Knowledge

False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Invented Knowledge

False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

By: Ronald H. Fritze

Were the Chinese the first to discover America in 1421? Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene have children together? Did extraterrestrials visit the earth during prehistory and teach humans how to build pyramids and stone structures? These are only a few of the controversial and intriguing questions that Ronald H. Fritze investigates in Invented Knowledge. This incredible exploration of the murky world of pseudo-history reveals the proven fact, the informed speculation, and the pure fiction behind lost continents, ancient super-civilizations, and conspiratorial cover-ups—as well as the revisionist historical foundations behind religions such as the Nation of Islam and the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Drawing on the best scholarship available, Fritze shows that in spite of strong, mainstream historical evidence to the contrary, many of these ideas have proved durable and gained widespread acceptance. As the examples in Invented Knowledge reveal, pseudo-historians capitalize on and exploit anomalies in evidence to support their claims, rather than examining the preponderance of research as a whole. From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to 10,000 B.C., the sensationalist topics of pseudo-history captivate audiences and permeate popular culture. Invented Knowledge offers many entertaining and enthralling examples of spurious narratives, artificial chronologies, and ersatz theories in a book guaranteed to intrigue, open eyes, and spark conversation among readers—skeptics and believers alike.

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1861896743

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Reference Sources in History

An Introductory Guide

By: Ronald H. Fritze,Brian E. Coutts,Louis A. Vyhnanek

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Reference Sources in History

An Introductory Guide

By: Ronald H. Fritze,Brian E. Coutts,Louis A. Vyhnanek

Fully annotated and completely updated—the most comprehensive guide to reference books in the field of history. Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike. Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history—from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1851095225

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9781851095223

Legend and Lore of the Americas Before 1492

An Encyclopedia of Visitors, Explorers, and Immigrants

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Legend and Lore of the Americas Before 1492

An Encyclopedia of Visitors, Explorers, and Immigrants

By: Ronald H. Fritze

This encyclopedia tells of the Americas before Columbus's landing.

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087436664X

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9780874366648

Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

Characterization, Stabilization and Application Properties

By: Gary W. Poehlein,Ronald H. Ottewill,James W. Goodwin

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Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

Characterization, Stabilization and Application Properties

By: Gary W. Poehlein,Ronald H. Ottewill,James W. Goodwin

Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids G. W. Poehlein, R. H. Ottewill, J. W. Goodwin (editors) Polymer colloids, more commonly known as latexes, are important in the manufacture of synthetic elastomers, commodity polymers, surface coatings, adhesive and numerous specialty products. The significant growth of the commercial production of polymer latexes during the past decade has been due to a number of factors. First, water-based systems, especially paints and coatings, avoid many of the environ mental problems associated with the solvent-based systems. Second, polymer colloid products can be custom designed to meet a wide range of application requirements. Third, large scale emulsion polymeri zation proceeds smoothly and controllably with a wide range of monomers to produce stable polymer colloids of high molecular weight Polymer colloids are also important in functional scientific studies This importance arises from the spherical shape of the particles, range of attainable particle diameters and the uniformity of their size distribution, and the possibility of controlling and character izing the particle surface. Polymer colloids are useful as size standards in microscopy and in instrument calibration, and as carriers in antibody-enzyme diagnosti, tests. As suspensions of uniform spherical particles, they are idea. experimental systems to test the series of colloidal phenomena as stability and coagulation, electric kinetic or rheological proper ties, and light scattering. In recent years, polymer colloids have received attention as models for many-body molecular phenomena, including the order-disorder transitions and the mechanics of crystalline phases.

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Springer

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9401747954

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9789401747950

Invented Knowledge

False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

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Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

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Reference Sources in History

An Introductory Guide

By: Ronald H. Fritze,Brian E. Coutts,Louis A. Vyhnanek

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An Introductory Guide

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1851095225

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Invented Knowledge

False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Invented Knowledge

False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions

By: Ronald H. Fritze

This incredible exploration of the murky world of pseudo-history reveals the mix of proven facts, informed speculation, and pure fiction behind lost continents, ancient super-civilizations, and conspiratorial cover-ups—as well as the revisionist historical foundations of religions such as the Nation of Islam and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Drawing on the best scholarship available, Ronald H. Fritze shows that in spite of strong, mainstream historical evidence to the contrary, many of these ideas have proved durable and gained widespread acceptance. As the examples in Invented Knowledge reveal, pseudo-historians capitalize on and exploit anomalies in evidence to support their claims, rather than examining the preponderance of research as a whole.

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1861894309

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Hope and Fear

Hope and Fear

Egyptomania

Egyptomania

Invented Knowledge

Invented Knowledge

Reference Sources in History

Reference Sources in History

Legend and Lore of the Americas Before 1492

Legend and Lore of the Americas Before 1492

Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

Invented Knowledge

Invented Knowledge

Egyptomania

Egyptomania

Reference Sources in History

Reference Sources in History

Invented Knowledge

Invented Knowledge

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