出版社: Harvard University Press
副标题: And Other Essays
出版年: 1996-02-01
页数: 330
定价: USD 23.95
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9780674654617
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"The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a `vast' or `gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political or...
"The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a `vast' or `gigantic' conspiracy as the motive force in historical events...The paranoid spokesman sees the fate of this conspiracy in apocalyptic terms--he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He is always manning the barricades of civilization." --From the book
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Throughout the ages the "paranoid style" has been used to arouse public indignation and to attack established institutions and/or entrenched traditions that have grown ineffectual. Usually, the darkest and most abhorrent aspects of the accuser's personality are projected onto the hated enemy. Moreover, the true menace is sometimes seen as a malaise that lurks in a nation's mids...
Throughout the ages the "paranoid style" has been used to arouse public indignation and to attack established institutions and/or entrenched traditions that have grown ineffectual. Usually, the darkest and most abhorrent aspects of the accuser's personality are projected onto the hated enemy. Moreover, the true menace is sometimes seen as a malaise that lurks in a nation's midst rather than as something that exists outside its borders. And these chimeras tend to be the shadow projections of the idealistic personality (that is deeply concerned with the moral decay of the society around them) rather than realistic assessments of the true dangers that exist in the objective world. It gives the paranoid the illusion of control since there is little or nothing they can do about world opinion outside his or her borders, although they often imagine this to be so. As a consequence, many foreign policy initiatives are doomed to failure because a distorted picture of the world is being refracted through what amounts to a narrow, insular prism. That is, instead of viewing startling political developments throughout the world as complex historical processes that are unfolding for entirely legitimate reasons they might be seen as betrayals or acts of deliberate defiance. Especially when the vital interests of the observer are threatened. Then too, Americans have often seen any failure as the work of people within our own government who allowed such things to happen. For if some of our own people are to blame for our weakness, then we do not have to deny "the myth of American Omnipotence." This is an ideal time to read Hofstadter's book. It was written in the 1950s and 60s, so you get an excellent feel for postwar America (after the bomb) and the advent of the Cold War. Hofstadter's account of the McCarthy Era and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign (of 1964) is quite instructive. An astute reader will notice many parallels with today. But he also discusses earlier periods of our history when the paranoid style was in its infancy, and yet was destined to become the genesis of the "liberal-conservative" split that is with us to this day. One fascinating period was the 1890s, the era of Populist William Jennings Bryan and the "Free Silver Movement," which went down in defeat to William McKinley in the presidential election of 1896. Prior to McKinley's victory there was also public outrage over Spain's oppression of Cuba. And although McKinley did not advocate war with Spain, nor did Republican business leaders that had financed his campaign, he was swept into the Spanish-American War by the spirit of the times. Having filled up the continent with Westward expansion and the dream of "Manifest Destiny," many Americans felt a sudden lack of opportunity and purpose. But after Admiral Dewey's sudden victory in Manila Bay Americans began to grapple with their "Duty and Destiny" in an increasingly imperialistic world that they thought was filled with decadent and dangerous foreign powers. There is no way to summarize the exquisite detail in Hofstadter's book. One must read it and ponder its many lessons. For the sum of its parts are greater than the whole. Good history always makes us realize that there really is nothing new under the sun, and yet, there most certainly IS! Mark Twain said it best when he joked: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes."
目录 · · · · · ·
I Studies in the American Right
1. The Paranoid Style in American Politics
2. The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt-1954
3. Pseudo-Conservatism Revisited-1954
4. Goldwater and Pseudo-Conservative Politics
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I Studies in the American Right
1. The Paranoid Style in American Politics
2. The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt-1954
3. Pseudo-Conservatism Revisited-1954
4. Goldwater and Pseudo-Conservative Politics
II Some Problems of the Modern Era
5. Cuba, the Philippines, and Manifest Destiny
6. What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?
7. Free Silver and the Mind of "Coin" Harvey
Acknowledgments
Index
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读过之后的胡思乱想暨一次课程作业,仅就写作态度而言,以下所写都应该被嘲笑和唾弃
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在众声喧哗中期待共鸣 正如题目所见,在书中,霍夫施塔特着眼于“偏妄”(paranoid)一词,他认为这种思维与行事方式不时出现在美国的政治舞台,而在作者写作当时,这样的闹剧——以麦卡锡主义和戈德华特竞选为代表——正在上演。 一、政治“偏妄症患者”:强调忠诚的反叛者 那... (展开)不仅仅存在于美国政治的偏执狂风格
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3 有用 minuitcares 2017-01-20 10:32:00
硬货、干货的分析,胜过现在市场上许多流于表面或自夸的重复论调。成书于上世纪,书中提到的“有人要害朕”的“爱国者”、“你们死定了”的神棍们依然遍布全球,说着自己到最后就信了但不知道为什么这些人总能在自己说的末日中繁衍生息,他们的信徒们也没想过为什么,信徒觉得自己命不好,身处在巨大的贯穿历史的阴谋。可惜的是,书里提到的一些审视又有了进一步恶化,比如原是通常出现于繁荣时代的status politics... 硬货、干货的分析,胜过现在市场上许多流于表面或自夸的重复论调。成书于上世纪,书中提到的“有人要害朕”的“爱国者”、“你们死定了”的神棍们依然遍布全球,说着自己到最后就信了但不知道为什么这些人总能在自己说的末日中繁衍生息,他们的信徒们也没想过为什么,信徒觉得自己命不好,身处在巨大的贯穿历史的阴谋。可惜的是,书里提到的一些审视又有了进一步恶化,比如原是通常出现于繁荣时代的status politics,在萧条时期和interest politics一起发力嘲笑摧毁着人文社会里起码的一些温存。 (展开)
1 有用 Dr.Faustus 2011-12-16 10:12:35
西学之中,将其归入前一百部经典之中,名副其实。
1 有用 攸龄 2021-05-18 10:36:48
美国政治中的偏执心理有很深的清教渊源。很想研究,可惜被禁止了。