The American culture of despair : the sacred, secularity, and the test of time / by Richard K. Fenn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fenn, Richard K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism--United States.

Authoritarianism.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

United States--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 147 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Recent developments have made many social scientists and commentators wonder whether the United States is still a relatively modern, secular, and democratic society. Instead, America shows signs of the cultural despair that preceded the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany.Taking a careful look at such critical moments as the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Depression, the assassination of President Lincoln, and the eves both of the Civil War and of the American Revolution, this book shows that Americans have long shown authoritarian and even fascist tendencies: signs of despair that the nation is running out of time. In these critical moments, it finds evidence of a regressive cycle consisting of crisis, followed by the sanctification of central authority, and further crisis.With its deep roots in Anglo-American culture, the current crisis awaits decisive resolution.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-1033-6

OCLC:

1031847735