how vampires, zombies, androids, and superheroes made America great for extremism
". . . [looks] into two decades of movies and television--from superhero franchises including the "Dark Knight," "X-Men," and "The Avengers" and series like "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones" to thrillers like "Homeland" and "24"--and emerges to argue that these shows are saturated with the values that have incited and enhnaced our extreme politics"--Adapted from dust jacket.