{"product_id":"ufo-crash-at-roswell-the-genesis-of-a-modern-myth-paperback","title":"UFO Crash at Roswell: The Genesis of a Modern Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenson Saler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles a. Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1947 something mysterious crashed in the New Mexican desert near the town of Roswell. Whether it was an alien spacecraft manned by tiny humanlike beings or--the US government's official explanation--a scientific research balloon has long been a subject of passionate debate. Transcending the believer-versus-skeptic debate, anthropologists Benson Saler and Charles A. Ziegler contend that the Roswell story is best understood as a modern American myth. They show how the story--and its continual retelling--tap into modern fears about the power of technology, the duplicity of the government, and the power of the media. \u003ci\u003eUFO Crash at Roswell\u003c\/i\u003e also includes physicist Charles Moore's meticulous account of how 1947 experiments to launch balloon-borne radar reflectors may have led to the Roswell UFO myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenson Saler\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of anthropology at Brandeis University and the author of \u003ci\u003eConceptualizing Religion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCharles A. Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior research associate in anthropology at Brandeis University. \u003cb\u003eCharles B. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of atmospheric physics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.14 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760466854176,"sku":"9781588340634","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f275379aff3b0981c641c2e697415e1.webp?v=1780180665","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ufo-crash-at-roswell-the-genesis-of-a-modern-myth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}