The structure of American history

Hofstadter, Richard

PRENTICE/HALL

This updated work provides an introduction to the rich interplay of the social, cultural, economic and political forces which constitute the mosaic of the American past. Exploring major events, movements, organizations and personalities on a chronological basis, this text provides a view of the quality and texture of life in every period. Written in an accessible style, this book shows students how the lives of individuals - both national leaders and ordinary men and women - were affected by the diversity of forces at work during each period. This new edition includes totally revised chapters which place a greater emphasis on international affairs and provide new material on such subjects as slavery, the legacy of Vietnam, medicine and public health.

The United States

History

Litwack, Leon F.

AARON, DANIEL

Americas

Demonstrates how the colonies developed into the first nation created under the influences of nationalism, modern capitalism and Protestantism.

America at 1750

JONATHAN CAPE.

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.

The Paranoid Style in American Politics

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Alfred.A. Knopf

The Progressive Historians: Turner, Beard, Parrington

Historical Study & Educational Resources

American Higher Education, a Documentary History

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Univ of Chicago Pr

"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 of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He is always manning the barricades of civilization." --From the book

The Paranoid Style in American Politics, and Other Essays

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