Empire of Conspiracy: The Culture of Paranoia in Postwar America
Subjects:
American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism,
Conspiracies In Literature,
Conspiracies--United States--History--20th Century,
Fiction,
Paranoia In Literature,
Paranoia--United States--History--20th Century,
Political Fiction, American--History And Criticism,
Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century,
Social Problems In Literature,
United States--Civilization--1945-
Why, Melley asks, have paranoia and conspiracy theory become such prominent features of postwar American culture? In this work, Melley explores the recent growth of anxieties about thought control, assassination, stalking, surveillance, etc.