The sky is falling : how vampires, zombies, androids, and superheroes made America great for extremism / Peter Biskind.

Author/creator Biskind, Peter author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : The New Press, 2018.
Description252 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Popular culture--United States. --History. --21st century.
Popular culture--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --21st century.
Radicalism--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --21st century.
Radicalism--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --21st century.
Political culture--United States. --History. --21st century.
Right and left (Political science)
Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.
United States--Civilization. --21st century.

Contents Beyond the fringe: an introduction -- Part I: Winter has come -- Apocalypse now -- Bleeding hearts -- Doing the right thing -- Part II: Who'll stop the rain? -- Gone fishin' -- Coming apart -- Draining the swamp -- Part III: Breaking bad -- The silence of the lambs -- Beauty in the beast -- License to kill -- Part IV: Heaven can't wait -- What a piece of work was man -- Anywhere but here -- No exit -- Conclusion: The return of the center.
Abstract Argues that popular culture laid the groundwork for the extremist politics that currently dominate the United States.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formNonfiction.
LCCN 2018017585
ISBN9781620974292 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN1620974290
ISBN(ebook)