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American hysteria : the untold story of mass political extremism in the United States
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"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...
"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 infiltrated society and threatened destruction from within"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Andrew Burt
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Guilford, Connecticut : LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Physical Details
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- 231 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1493050028, 1493003348, 9781493003341, 9781493050024, 9781493017652, 1493017659
- OCLC
- ocn891608399, ocn910069775
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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
Subjects
- 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.
- United States -- Politics and government.
- United States -- Social conditions.