American panic : a history of who scares us and why
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
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275 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-267) and index.
Description
"In American Panic, New York Times bestselling author Mark Stein traces the history and consequences of American political panics through the years. Virtually every American, on one level or another, falls victim to the hype, intensity, and propaganda that accompanies political panic, regardless of their own personal affiliations. By highlighting the similarities between American political panics from the Salem witch hunt to present-day vehemence over issues such as Latino immigration, gay marriage, and the construction of mosques, Stein closely examines just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of widespread and potentially profound change. This book also devotes chapters to African Americans, Native Americans, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Chinese and Japanese peoples, communists, capitalists, women, and a highly turbulent but largely forgotten panic over Freemasons. Striking similarities in these diverse episodes are revealed in primary documents Stein has unearthed, in which statements from the past could easily be mistaken for statements today. As these similarities come to light, Stein reveals why some people become panicked over particular issues when others do not"--
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LC Subjects
Fear -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
Moral panics -- United States -- History.
National characteristics, American -- History.
Panic -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
Political culture -- United States -- History.
United States -- Ethnic relations.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Social conditions.
Moral panics -- United States -- History.
National characteristics, American -- History.
Panic -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
Political culture -- United States -- History.
United States -- Ethnic relations.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Social conditions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stein, M. (2014). American panic: a history of who scares us and why (First edition.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stein, Mark, 1951-. 2014. American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why. Palgrave Macmillan.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stein, Mark, 1951-. American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stein, Mark. American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why First edition., Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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