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The Fear of Conspiracy: Images of Un-American Subversion from the Revolution to the Present

David Brion Davis

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First published by Cornell in 1971, The Fear of Conspiracy brings together eighty-five speeches, documents, and writings--the authors of which range from George Washington to Stokely Carmichael--that illustrate the role played in American history by the fear of conspiracy and subversion. This book, documenting two centuries of conspiracy-mongering , highlights the American tendency to search for subversive enemies and to construct terrifying dangers from fragmentary and highly circumstantial evidence.

Language: English

Pages: 408

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Release: February 13, 2008

ISBN: 0801491134

ISBN 13: 9780801491139

The Fear of Conspiracy: Images of Un-American Subversion from the Revolution to the Present

David Brion Davis

3.5/5 ( ratings)

First published by Cornell in 1971, The Fear of Conspiracy brings together eighty-five speeches, documents, and writings--the authors of which range from George Washington to Stokely Carmichael--that illustrate the role played in American history by the fear of conspiracy and subversion. This book, documenting two centuries of conspiracy-mongering , highlights the American tendency to search for subversive enemies and to construct terrifying dangers from fragmentary and highly circumstantial evidence.

Language: English

Pages: 408

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Release: February 13, 2008

ISBN: 0801491134

ISBN 13: 9780801491139

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