UnAmericanism by George Lewis HARDBACK 9780813079516

University Press of Florida

Inside notorious and influential struggles to define what it means to be \u201Cun-American,\u201D illuminating the complex evolution of the term throughout US historyThe term \u201Cun-American\u201D has been wielded as a powerful tool throughout US history, from Jefferson\u2019s vision of the early Republic to the Trump era, yet no objective definition has ever been universally agreed upon. For the first time, George Lewis\u2019s Un-Americanism offers a long history of this term, tracing what it has meant to whom through close looks at the most prominent contests for control of its definition and deployment.\nLewis examines case studies that show politicians using the idea of the un-American to advance their agendas, organizations using it in racial nationalist campaigns, and federal committees using it in\n\nUn-Americanism\nA History of the Battle to Control an Idea\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ser;