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The Politics of Petulance: America in an Age of Immaturity
By Wolfe, Alan
- ISBN
- 9780226555164
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Reviewed on September 15, 2018 | Social Sciences
Wolfe (emeritus, political science, Boston Coll.; At Home in Exile) explores how those ultimately responsible in a democracy, the citizenry, created an environment for a demagogue to be elected president. Throughout, Wolfe compares and contrasts the environment that gave rise to America's two most infamous demagogue politicians: Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump, while also exploring how Trump takes ignorance and att...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
