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by Richard Hofstadter (Author), Sean Wilentz (Introduction)

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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.

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Print Length: 370 pages
Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (January 4, 2012)
Publication Date: January 4, 2012
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Language: English
ASIN: B006L7RJ6O
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Hofstadter in a realist, not a snake oil salesman.

September 17, 2018

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If you are trying to figure out what is going on today with what is left of the GOP (the sane ones having already left) or whether the United States has ever had to deal with political morons in the recent past, or just how we got to our present political situation, then reading this will give you some comfort (those people have been around for a while) or more agita (our base of truly uninformed, uneducated, and downright stupid seems only to be growing), then this is worth reading. Hofstadter is a realist, not a snake oil salesman. Be advised.

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I found this book a great comfort as the 2016 election campaign unrolled

January 6, 2018

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I found this book a great comfort as the 2016 election campaign unrolled. Hofstadter was deep, and clear. So sad that he died so young.

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Left and Right are Paranoid

July 27, 2017

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Useful in drawing comparisons between the pseudo conservative movement then and now with Trump. Gives deeper understanding of the conservative mindset of putting moral and social standing over economic interests. This book shows how it all began and makes it clear that Trump wasn't the only one of his kind that has gotten to be this familiar position. Last chapter was uninteresting to me, but other than that I would recommend this book.

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November 5, 2017

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A very different perspective on politics; informing and amusing! Laugh and learn!

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Timeless. I wish it wasn't.

November 6, 2013

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This collection of essays was published in the 1960s and was quickly recognized as a classic in the field of Political Science. Re-reading it over 40 years later, it is sobering to realize how accurately it captures the state of 21st century American domestic politics.

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September 20, 2017

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Written in 1964, it could have described today's political situation, particularly the rise of the conservative right-wing.

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Essential reading

July 7, 2016

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This classic work is essential reading for making a voting decision in the 2016 presidential election.

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Melvin A. Goodman

Essential Rereading!!

June 24, 2018

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This was an important book when it was written in the 1950s, and it is even more important today as we endure the rise of right-wing power in the United States, the impact of permanent war on American civil liberties, and the militarization of American national security policy.

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