The Fear of Conspiracy: Images of Un-American Subversion from the Revolution to the Present

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David Brion Davis

The Fear of Conspiracy

Images of Un-American Subversion from the Revolution to the Present

David Brion Davis

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Cornell University Press
13 February 2008

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political subversion

First published by Cornell in 1971, The Fear of Conspiracy brings together eighty-five speeches, documents, and writings-the authors of which range from George Washington to Stokely Carmichael-that illustrate the role played in American history by the fear of conspiracy and subversion. This book, documenting two centuries of conspiracy-mongering (1763-1966), highlights the American tendency to search for subversive enemies and to construct terrifying dangers from fragmentary and highly circumstantial evidence.

Edited by: David Brion Davis
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780801491139
ISBN 10: 0801491134
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 13 February 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Brion Davis is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale University. He is the winner of several national awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, and the author several books including Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, winner of the 2007 Phi Beta Kappa Society's Ralph Waldo Emerson Award.

Reviews for The Fear of Conspiracy: Images of Un-American Subversion from the Revolution to the Present

""Davis covers such deviations as pro- and anti-slavery factions, anti-Catholic groups up to the Liberty League, Communist and McCarthyite organizations, and anti-Warren Commission writings. Davis provides an introductory essay to each section and generally elucidates the importance of conspiratorial thinking in American history.""-New York Times ""Among these wild fantastic irrationalities and sober intellectual statements, one must keep context and chronology clear or there is danger of reigniting the flames of old worries and exploding ancient prejudices again. But Davis has supplied judicious commentary and adequate documentation of sources.""-Library Journal ""Davis offers selections from some heroes as well as from the historical villains... Davis believes that acceptance of 'paranoid' notions 'leads inevitably to overreaction.'""-The Nation ""Although Davis identifies six conspiratorial themes that run the gamut of American history, two ideas make a most impressive impact: the threat of a foreign conspiracy, and the challenge to the established order.""-Baltimore Evening Sun