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Manufacturing Hysteria

A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America

Manufacturing Hysteria( )
Author: Feldman, Jay
ISBN:978-0-375-42534-9
Publication Date:Aug 2011
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Pantheon
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $28.95
Book Description:

A vital, engaging, and sometimes troubling story of modern America's struggle to live up to its ideals.   In this ambitious and wide-ranging history, Jay Feldman takes us from the run-up to World War I and its anti-German hysteria through the September 11 attacks and Arizona's current anti-immigration movement. What we see is a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike using the American people's fears and prejudices to isolate minorities...
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Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Civil Rights
Political Science / History & Theory
Social Science / Sociology / General
Psychology / Social Psychology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.57 x 9.53 x 1.46 Inches
Book Weight:1.75 Pounds



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