Format:
456 Seiten, 15 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780226448862
Content:
"This biography of Robert Welch, the founder of the John Birch Society, documents how his idiosyncratic philosophizing infused right-wing politics in America. Edward H. Miller explores every aspect of Welch, detailing his youthful egotism; his innovations in candy-making; his mix of brilliance and incompetence; and the development of his raging political beliefs. The John Birch Society was long seen as occupying the farthest reaches of the political spectrum, blending paleo-conservatism, libertarianism, paranoia, and rabid anti-Communism. Miller demonstrates how the Society became central to Republican grassroots operations and how Welch became a guiding light of the right, on a par with William F. Buckley"--
Note:
Includes index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, ebk. ISBN 978-0-226-44905-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Welch, Robert Henry Winborne 1899-1985
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USA
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John Birch Society
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Geschichte
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Biografie
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