Beyond Polarized American Democracy: From Mass Society to Coups and Civil War - Paperbackby Michael Haas (Author) Civil war in the United States is now a mainstream topic due to apparent signs of ongoing planning. This book reveals why in several ways. First, four major ideological drivers of possible conflict are identified. Next, ten arenas of ongoing nonviolent civil war are traced as increasingly for micro level violence. Then several dozen alternative scenarios are traced to explain how civil war could break out very soon. Finally,