The sky is Falling : : how Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
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Beyond the fringe: an introduction -- Part I: Winter has come -- Apocalypse now -- Bleeding hearts -- Doing the right thing -- Part II: Who'll stop the rain? -- Gone fishin' -- Coming apart -- Draining the swamp -- Part III: Breaking bad -- The silence of the lambs -- Beauty in the beast -- License to kill -- Part IV: Heaven can't wait -- What a piece of work was man -- Anywhere but here -- No exit -- Conclusion: The return of the center.
Argues that popular culture laid the groundwork for the extremist politics that currently dominate the United States.
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PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, 2018.
Year Published: 2018
Description: 252 pages ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781620974292
1620974290
SUBJECTS
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Popular culture -- History -- United States -- 21st century.
Radicalism -- History -- United States -- 21st century.
Radicalism -- History -- United States -- 21st century.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Right and left (Political science)
Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Civilization -- 21st century.