Bibliograph

Can it happen here?, authoritarianism in America, edited by Cass R. Sunstein

Type

Label

Can it happen here?, authoritarianism in America, edited by Cass R. Sunstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Can it happen here?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1026371786

Responsibility statement

edited by Cass R. Sunstein

Sub title

authoritarianism in America

Summary

"With the election of Donald J. Trump, many people on both the left and right feared that America's 240-year-old grand experiment in democracy was coming to an end, and that Sinclair Lewis' satirical novel, It can't happen here, written during the dark days of the 1930s, could finally be coming true. Is the democratic freedom that the United States symbolizes really secure? Can authoritarianism happen in America? [The editor] queried a number of the nation's leading thinkers. In this...collection of essays, these...thinkers and theorists explore the lessons of history, how democracies crumble, how propaganda works, and the role of the media, courts, elections, and 'fake news' in the modern political landscape--and what the future of the United States may hold."--, Back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification