The Paranoid Style in American Politics: An Essay
from The Paranoid Style in American Politics
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Publisher Description
A Vintage Shorts Selection
A timely reissue of acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter’s authoritative and unforgettable essay. First published in 1964 and no less relevant half a century later, The Paranoid Style in American Politics scrutinizes the conditions that gave rise to the extreme right of the 1950s and the 1960s, and presages the ascendancy of the Tea Party movement and, now, Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Fringe groups can and do both influence and derail American politics, and Hofstadter remains indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand why paranoia, a persistent psychic phenomenon with an outsize role in American public life, refuses to abate.
An ebook short.
Customer Reviews
Timely in 2020
The arguments made here, and the descriptions of the paranoid style are just as relevant today in 2020 as they were when this was written. Too bad that despite knowing this, things haven’t managed to change much. If anything, with the advent of social media and the ease which one can find a platform, this issue has only gotten worse as people care less and swipe more.