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Online-Ressource (293 p)
ISBN:
9780199964277
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Campaigning for president in 1980, Ronald Reagan told stories of Cadillac-driving ""welfare queens"" and ""strapping young bucks"" buying T-bone steaks with food stamps. In trumpeting these tales of welfare run amok, Reagan never needed to mention race, because he was blowing a dog whistle: sending a message about racial minorities inaudible on one level, but clearly heard on another. In doing so, he tapped into a long political tradition that started with George Wallace and Richard Nixon, and is more relevant than ever in the age of the Tea Party and the first black president. In Dog Whistle
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Cover; Contents; Preface-Learning About Racism at Harvard Law; Introduction-Racial Politics and the Middle Class; 1. The GOP's Rise as "the White Man's Party"; 2. Beyond Hate: Strategic Racism; 3. The Wrecking Begins: Reagan; 4. The False Allure of Colorblindness; 5. Shifting the Tune: Clinton and W.; 6. Getting Away with Racism; 7. Makers and Takers: The Tea Party and Romney; 8. What's the Matter with White Voters? Commonsense Racism; 9. Obama's Post-Racial Strategy; Conclusion-To End Dog Whistle Politics; Appendix; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199964284
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199964277
Additional Edition:
Print version Dog Whistle Politics : How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
Language:
English
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