Birchers : how the John Birch Society radicalized the American right / Matthew Dallek.

"Founded in 1958 by a small band of anti-New Deal businessmen, the John Birch Society held that a vast communist conspiracy existed within America and posed an existential threat to the country. Birchers railed against the federal government, defended segregation, and accused liberal elites of consp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dallek, Matthew, 1969- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Welch, Robert, > 1899-1985.
John Birch Society > History.
Conservatism > United States > History.
Right-wing extremists > United States > History.
Radicalism > United States.
Political culture > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
John Birch Society.
Conservatism.
Politics and government.
Right-wing extremists.
United States.
History.
Informational works.
Genre:
History.
Informational works.
Physical Description:vii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
How the John Birch society radicalized the American right
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "God's angry men"
  • "Some rather frightening aspects"
  • Witch hunt
  • Shock troops
  • "A dirty war"
  • Birch watchers
  • "Little old ladies in tennis shoes"
  • Fringe
  • Succession
  • Crack-up
  • Takeover
  • Radicalization
  • Conclusion.