The Paranoid Style in American Politics : And Other Essays
The Paranoid Style in American Politics : And Other Essays
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Book Description
"The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a `vast' or `gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He is always manning the barricades of civilization."
--From the book
About the Author
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970) was De Witt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University.
The Paranoid Style in American Politics: And Other Essays,Richard Hofstadter,Harvard University Press,0674654617,20th century,General,Government - U.S. Government,Political Process - General,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics and government,Politics/International Relations,Public opinion,Right and left (Political scie,Right and left (Political science),U.S. - Contemporary Politics,United States,Political Science / General,Political structure & processes,USA
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