A Conspiratorial Life
Edward H. Miller
"This biography of Robert Welch, the founder of the John Birch Society, documents how his idiosyncratic philosophizing infused right-wing politics in America. Edward H. Miller explores every aspect of Welch, detailing his youthful egotism; his innovations in candy-making; his mix of brilliance and incompetence; and the development of his raging political beliefs. The John Birch Society was long seen as occupying the farthest reaches of the political spectrum, blending paleo-conservatism, libertarianism, paranoia, and rabid anti-Communism. Miller demonstrates how the Society became central to Republican grassroots operations and how Welch became a guiding light of the right, on a par with William F. Buckley"--
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Année:
2022
Editeur::
University of Chicago Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
481
ISBN 10:
022644886X
ISBN 13:
9780226448862
Fichier:
EPUB, 1.43 MB
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english, 2022