Enemies of the State

The Radical Right in America from FDR to Trump

D. J. Mulloy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2020 | Revised edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
9781538141007 (ISBN)

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The rise of the alt-right alongside Donald Trump’s candidacy may be seem unprecedented events in the history of the United States, but D. J. Mulloy shows us that the radical right has been a long and active part of American politics during the twentieth century. From the German-American Bund to the modern militia movement, D. J. Mulloy provides a guide for anyone interested in examining the roots of the radical right in the U.S.—in all its many varied forms—going back to the days of the Great Depression, the New Deal and the extraordinary political achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Enemies of the State offers an informative and highly readable introduction to some of the key developments and events of recent American history including: the fear of the Communist subversion of American society in the aftermath of the Second World War; the rise of the civil rights movement and the “white backlash” this elicited; the apparent decline of liberalism and the ascendancy of conservatism during the economic malaise of the 1970s; Ronald Reagan’s triumphant presidential victory in 1980; and the Great Recession of 2007-08 and subsequent election of President Obama.

D.J. Mulloy is Chair and Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he specializes in the study of post-1945 U.S. history. He is the author of American Extremism: History, Politics and the Militia Movement (2004), and The World of the John Birch Society: Conspiracy, Conservatism and the Cold War (2014).

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: Big Government on the March: FDR and the Roots of the Radical Right
Chapter 2: Wrestling the Octopus: Anti-Communism and the Radical Right
Chapter 3: Resisting the Tide: Civil Rights and the Radical Right
Chapter 4: Out of the Wilderness: Ronald Reagan and the New Right
Chapter 5: Radicalism Rising: Conspiracies and Anti-Statism at Century’s End
Chapter 6: Tea Parties and Trumpism: The Radical Right in the Twenty-First Century

Conclusion
A Note on Sources
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	14 b/w photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 223 mm
Gewicht	358 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-13	9781538141007 / 9781538141007
Zustand	Neuware