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The Paranoid Style in American Politics : And Other Essays
The Paranoid Style in American Politics And Other Essays
Author: Richard Hofstadter
"The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a `vast' or `gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674654617
ISBN-10: 0674654617
Publication Date: 2/1/1996
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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