There are two views, says Fenster (law, U. of Florida). One is that only wing-nuts of the most dangerous kind believe that society is controlled by a secret and omnipotent individual or group; the other is that conspiracy theory now dominates American political culture. He covers conspiracy as politics and as cultural practice, and conspiracy communities. The first edition was published in 1999, here he incorporates the one or two things have emerged in the conspirosphere since then. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)