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Under the Eye of Power - How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy (Hardcover)
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Under the Eye of Power - How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy (Hardcover)
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From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland
comes a history of America's obsession with secret societies and
the conspiracies of hidden power The United States was born in
paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a
conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to
the Satanic Panic, the Illuminati, and QAnon, one of the most
enduring narratives that defines the United States is simply this:
secret groups are conspiring to pervert the will of the people and
the rule of law. We'd like to assume these panics exist only at the
fringes of society, or are unique features of the internet age. But
history tells us, in fact, that they are woven into the fabric of
American democracy. Cultural historian Colin Dickey has built a
career studying how our most irrational beliefs reach the
mainstream, why, and what they tell us about ourselves. In Under
the Eye of Power, Dickey charts the history of America through its
paranoias and fears of secret societies, while seeking to explain
why so many people-including some of the most powerful people in
the country-continue to subscribe to these conspiracy theories.
Paradoxically, he finds, belief in the fantastical and
conspiratorial can be more soothing than what we fear the most: the
chaos and randomness of history, the rising and falling of fortunes
in America, and the messiness of democracy. Only in seeing the
cycle of this history, Dickey says, can we break it.
General
Imprint: |
Viking
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Colin Dickey
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-593-29945-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-593-29945-0 |
Barcode: |
9780593299456 |
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