The Party of Fear
From Nativist Movements to the New Right in American History
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- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
14 November 1995
Summary
For two hundred years, some American citizens have viewed their country as an endangered Eden, a paradise to be purged of corrupting peoples or ideas by any means necessary.
In the 1850s, the Know-Nothings targeted Irish immigrants. Later, the Ku Klux Klan focused their hatred on Jews, blacks, and socialists. Today, groups like the Michigan Militia perceive the government itself as the enemy, with some members willing to resort to armed conflict.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679767213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679767215 |
| Author: | David H. Bennett |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 14 November 1995 |
| Weight: | 780g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 32mm |
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“Mr. Bennett … has an eye for arresting detail and subtle contradiction … a sober, thought-provoking and above all empathetic analysis.” – The New York Times Book Review
“A superbly well-informed narrative history.”
– The Journal of American History
About The Author
David H. Bennett
David H. Bennett is professor emeritus of history at Syracuse University, specializing in American political extremism and military, and twentieth-century American history. Books he has written include Demagogues in the Depression- American Radicals and the Union Party, 1932-1936 and The Party of Fear- The American Far Right from Nativism to the Militia Movement.
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