UID:
almafu_9959234029602883
Format:
1 online resource (288 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-58367-306-7
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1-58367-305-9
Content:
What to make of the Tea Party? To some, it is a grassroots movementaiming to reclaim an out-of-touch government for the people.To others, it is a proto-fascist organization of the misinformed andmanipulated lower middle class. Either way, it is surely one of themost significant forms of reaction in the age of Obama. In this definitive socio-political analysis of the Tea Party, AnthonyDiMaggio examines the Tea Party phenomenon, using a vast arrayof primary and secondary sources as well as first-hand observation.He traces the history of the Tea Party and analyzes its organizationalstructure, m
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction: manufacturing dissent in a time of public distrust -- Don't call it a movement: the Tea Party as a mass uprising -- The Tea Party does not exist: observations on the ground in Chicago -- The counter-revolution will be televised: the Tea Party as a mediated rebellion -- Mediated populism: the Tea Party captivates public opinion -- The plot to kill grandma: the Tea Party, mass media, and health care reform -- Manufacturing dissent: fostering resistance to health care from the top down.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58367-247-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58367-248-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=2081744
