Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Hofstadter ,
Sean Wilentz
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.283kg
ISBN: 9780307388445
ISBN 10: 0307388441
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 10 June 2008
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General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
-[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
[Hofstadter's] account stands as the most balanced and authoritative analysis we have of a formidable and apparently permanent force in American politics. <br>--The New York Times Book Review <br> Hofstadter's essays . . .are calm, clear, dispassionate and devastating-a joy to read. <br>-- Harper's <br> 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. <br>-- New Republic
[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
Author Information
Born in 1916, Richard Hofstadter was one of the leading American historians and public intellectuals of the 20th century. His works include The Age of Reform, Anti-intellectualism in American Life, Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860-1915, The American Political Tradition, and others. He died in 1970.
