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Online-Ressource (241 p)
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9781493003341
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This debut book from Andrew Burt details the pivotal moments in American political history when outliers moved to the center, capturing the national spotlight and turning fringe politics mainstream. American Hysteria puts readers at the center of the nation's most prominent periods of political extremism, from the Anti-Illuminati movement of the 1790s to McCarthyism in the 1950s to the Anti-Sharia movement of today. Both a deep dive into American history and a riveting narrative account, this is book is as much history lesson as it is drama. Burt argues that political hysteria arises in perio
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Contents; CHAPTER 1: Defining Hysteria; CHAPTER 2: America's First Time; CHAPTER 3: The Anti-Masons; CHAPTER 4: The Red Scare; CHAPTER 5: The Dawning of McCarthyism; CHAPTER 6: The United States after 9/11; CHAPTER 7: The Way Forward; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author
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ISBN 9781493017652
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ISBN 9781493003341
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Print version American Hysteria : The Untold Story of Mass Political Extremism in the United States
Sprache:
Englisch
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