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Conspiracy!: The Paranoid Style IS American Politics
Conspiracy!: The Paranoid Style IS American Politics
Conspiracy!: The Paranoid Style IS American Politics
First there was A Peoples History of the United States. Now there is a paranoids history, with Jesse Walker revealing that normal, sensible citizens have been conspiracy nuts ever since our nations beginning. Debbie Nathan, author of Sybil Exposed Conspiracies, both real and imaginary, have shaped the American cultural imagination from the colonial era to today. Written by Reasons books editor, The United States of Paranoia combines the rigor of scholarly research with the punch of pulp fiction to explore the history of Americas demons. Paranoia doesnt just exist on the fringe of our society, Walker argues: Its at the core of our national identity.