The rise of the Tea Party : political discontent and corporate media in the age of Obama /

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...

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Main Author: Dimaggio, Anthony R., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2011
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781583673058
1583673059
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9781583673065
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.