Birchers: how the John Birch society radicalized the American right

"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...

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Main Author: Dallek, Matthew Jeremy 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Basic Books March 2023
In:Year: 2023
Edition:First edition
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