American hysteria : the untold story of mass political extremism in the United States /

"The American story of blacklists, scapegoating, conspiracies, and cover-ups that have taken over national politics throughout our history when the mainstream has adopted extremist fear that secret networks--from the Illuminati and Freemasons to Communists and Muslim terrorists--have infiltrate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burt, Andrew, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Temas:
Hysteria > Political aspects > United States > History.
Fear > Political aspects > United States > History.
Collective behavior > Political aspects > United States > History.
Radicalism > United States > History.
Political culture > United States > History.
Secret societies > Political aspects > United States > History.
Anti-communist movements > United States > History.
Terrorism > United States > History.
Hystérie > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Peur > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Comportement collectif > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Radicalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sociétés secrètes > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Anticommunisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Terrorisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Anti-communist movements
Collective behavior > Political aspects
Fear > Political aspects
Political culture
Politics and government
Radicalism
Secret societies > Political aspects
Social conditions
Terrorism
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Defining hysteria : what it is ... and what it isn't
  • America's first time : Jedidiah Morse and the anti-Illuminati movement
  • The anti-Masons : the disappearance of William Morgan and the rise of third party politics
  • The Red Scare : A. Mitchell Palmer takes on the enemy within our gates
  • The dawning of McCarthyism : from communists to blacklists, one senator channels the fears of a nation
  • The United States after 9/11 : the American Right and the threat of Sharia law
  • The way forward : a practical guide to confronting political hysteria.

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