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The Paranoid Style in American Politics

By Richard Hofstadter
Introduction by Sean Wilentz

By Richard Hofstadter
Introduction by Sean Wilentz

By Richard Hofstadter
Introduction by Sean Wilentz

By Richard Hofstadter
Introduction by Sean Wilentz

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    About The Paranoid Style in American Politics

    This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter’s classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of ‘Coin’ Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.

    About The Paranoid Style in American Politics

    This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter’s classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of ‘Coin’ Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.

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    About Richard Hofstadter

    Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970) was one of the leading American historians and intellectuals of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he worked at many universities, most recently as the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. His works include the… More about Richard Hofstadter

    About Richard Hofstadter

    Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970) was one of the leading American historians and intellectuals of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he worked at many universities, most recently as the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. His works include the… More about Richard Hofstadter

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $17.95
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 10, 2008 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307388445

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 04, 2012 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780307809681
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    Praise

    “[Hofstadter’s] account stands as the most balanced and authoritative analysis we have of a formidable and apparently permanent force in American politics.” —The New York Times Book Review“Hofstadter’s essays . . .are calm, clear, dispassionate and devastating-a joy to read.” —Harper’s“Hofstadter’s status theory helps us understand a political history that goes far beyond the issues of the fifties and sixties which it was invoked to explain.” —New Republic

    Table Of Contents

    Foreword by Sean Wilentz
    Introduction

    PART 1: STUDIES IN THE AMERICAN RIGHT

    1. The Paranoid Style in American Politics

    2. The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt—1954

    3. The Pseudo-Conservatism Revisited—1965

    4. Goldwater and Pseudo-Conservative Politics

    PART 2: SOME PROBLEMS OF THE MODERN ERA

    5. Cuba, the Philippines, and Manifest Destiny

    6. What Happened to the Anti-Trust Movement?

    7. Free Silver and the Mind of “Coin” Harvey

    Acknowledgements
    Index

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