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"A useful overview of the general themes of conspiracy and paranoia in many American films of the 1940s, 1960s, and beyond. . . ."Journal of American History
"Pratt provides an overview and illustration of how the American publics view of government and society has become darker and more suspicious in the postwar era. . . . well written and well argued."Library Journal
"An imaginative and original book that shows the terrible price we pay in lost possibilities when we allow a culture of fear to shape the political practice and the social imagination."George Lipsitz, author of American Studies in a Moment of Danger
"Conspiracy and paranoia are dominant motifs of Hollywood films that explore the dark side of American life. Pratt engages these films, disclosing that they provide important insights into the modes of power that have haunted postwar America."Douglas Kellner, author of Media Culture and Television and the Crisis of Democracy
"In this intriguing and wide-ranging study, Pratt offers a provocative analysis of the way movies have insightfully addressed our fears about powerful agents gaining control over our lives."Robert Brent Toplin, editor of Oliver Stones USA
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