-"Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television and Politics provides a strong historical overview of conspiracy theory offering examples and explanations of how conspiracy theory explanations have penetrated mainstream American thought. From the evolution of social and political events nurturing popular ideas of various conspiracy theories to how conspiracies were interpreted in film, TV and politics, this is an excellent in-depth survey suitable for any college-level library strong in social issues." —The Midwest Book Review

-"Arnold targets less-experienced readers interested in the phenomenon of conspiracy—or, more precisely, conspiracy theory—as approached from the angle of the liberal arts. He places seeming conspiracies in the context of the histories of the social and political cultures that harbor them or invoke them as explanations of otherwise inexplicable events. Thus, the book is neither political nor mass media history, but rather a synthesis of how a society under stress that often has its origins in an external source (e.g., Soviet expansionism during the Cold War) explains an apparent loss of military superiority… Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers." —CHOICE