Empire of Conspiracy
Subtitle: The Culture of Paranoia in Postwar America
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780801486067
Subjects: History of ideas, intellectual history; Hoaxes & deceptions; Social theory; Sociology; History and criticism; Conspiracies in literature; United States; Social Science; Literature - Classics / Criticism; USA; American - General; Sociology - General; United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000); Culture; Paranoia; Conspiracies; Popular Culture; Politics - Current Events; American fiction; General; Social Psychology; 20th century; History; Politics and literature
First sentence: The analogy between the process of civilization and the path of individual development may be extended in an important respect.