Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical Right |
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| Author:
| Conner, Claire |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-7750-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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A narrative history of the John Birch Society by a daughter of one of the infamous ultraconservative organization's founding fathers. The John Birch Society is a radical right-wing organization established in 1958 that resonates strongly with the causes championed by the Religious Right and the Tea Party movement, including campaigns against civil rights, abortion, gay rights, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the...
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A narrative history of the John Birch Society by a daughter of one of the infamous ultraconservative organization's founding fathers. The John Birch Society is a radical right-wing organization established in 1958 that resonates strongly with
the causes championed by the Religious Right and the Tea Party movement, including campaigns against civil rights, abortion, gay rights, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the United Nations, and even water fluoridation.