In this Book
- Ronald Reagan The Movie: And Other Episodes in Political Demonology
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
The fear of the subversive has governed American politics, from the racial conflicts of the early republic to the Hollywood anti-Communism of Ronald Reagan. Political monsters—the Indian cannibal, the black rapist, the demon rum, the bomb-throwing anarchist, the many-tentacled Communist conspiracy, the agents of international terrorism—are familiar figures in the dream life that so often dominates American political consciousness. What are the meanings and sources of these demons? Why does the American political imagination conjure them up? Michael Rogin answers these questions by examining the American countersubversive tradition.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-xii
- 1. Ronald Reagan, the Movie
- pp. 1-43
- 4. Nonpartisanship and the Group Interest
- pp. 115-133
- 5. Liberal Society and the Indian Question
- pp. 134-168
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520908994
Related ISBN(s)
9780520064690
MARC Record
OCLC
326115186
Pages
480
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No