American hysteria : the untold story of mass political extremism in the United States / / Andrew Burt

• Autore: Burt Andrew <1985->
• Pubblicazione: Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2015; [Place of distribution not identified] : , : National Book Network, , [date of distribution not identified]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.0973
• Soggetto topico: Hysteria - Political aspects - United States - History; Fear - Political aspects - United States - History; Collective behavior - Political aspects - United States - History; Radicalism - United States - History; Political culture - United States - History; Secret societies - Political aspects - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 1790's to McCarthyism in the 1950's 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 period
• Titolo autorizzato: American hysteria
• ISBN: 1-4930-5002-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788284603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II