{"product_id":"manufacturing-hysteria-a-history-of-scapegoating-surveillance-and-secrecy-in-modern-america-paperback","title":"Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting and unsettling history of the assault on civil rights and liberties in America--from World War I to the War on Terror--by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Mississippi Ran Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this ambitious and wide-ranging account, Jay Feldman takes us from the run-up to World War I and its anti-German hysteria to the September 11 attacks and Arizona's current anti-immigration movement. What we see is a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike using the American people's fears and prejudices to isolate minorities (ethnic, racial, political, religious, or sexual), silence dissent, and stem the growth of civil rights and liberties. Rather than treating this history as a series of discrete moments, Feldman considers the entire programmatic sweep on a scale no one has yet approached. In doing so, he gives us a potent reminder of how, even in America, democracy and civil liberties are never guaranteed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhen the Mississippi Ran Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a widely published freelance writer whose articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gourmet, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other national, regional, and local publications. He has written for television and the stage, and is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eSuitcase Sefton and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.02 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52932082991411,"sku":"9780307388230","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QH4v26psVH9780307388230.webp?v=1767866083","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/manufacturing-hysteria-a-history-of-scapegoating-surveillance-and-secrecy-in-modern-america-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}