At War with Government
How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump
Polling shows that since the 1950s Americans' trust in government has fallen dramatically to historically low levels. In At War with Government, the political scientists Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris reveal that this trend is no accident. Although distrust of authority is deeply rooted in American culture, it is fueled by conservative elites who benefit from it. Since the postwar era conservative leaders have deliberately and strategically undermined faith in the political system for partisan aims.Fried and Harris detail how conservatives have sown distrust to build organizations, win elections, shift power toward institutions that they con…
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Weitere Autoren: Fried, Amy
- ISBN: 978-0-231-55124-3
- EAN: 9780231551243
- Produktnummer: 35410288
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Plattform: EPUB
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Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris
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