The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 10, 2008
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- Who it’s for
- A compact lens on American political paranoia, with Hofstadter’s crisp, unsettling clarity.
- Genres
- Political Writing, National Government, Political Parties
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, June 10, 2008
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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.
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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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A compact lens on American political paranoia, with Hofstadter’s crisp, unsettling clarity.
Come here for
- sharp political diagnosis
- layered argument, briskly framed
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- analysis over narrative
- ideas that travel well beyond the page
Where it sits
| Political Parties | 41% |
|---|---|
| National Government | 31% |
| Political Writing | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political History & Ideas
- How Political Campaigns Work
- American Government
- Authors
- Richard Hofstadter, Sean Wilentz
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- June 10, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Political History & Ideas