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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Change They Can't Believe In
:
The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America
Contains:
FrontmatterCONTENTSFIGURES AND TABLESPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTION: Who Is the Tea Party and What Do They Want?1. Toward a Theory of the Tea Party2. Who Likes Tea? Sources of Support for the Tea Party3. Exploring the Tea Party’s Commitment to Freedom and Patriotism4. Does the Tea Party Really Want Their Country Back?5. The Tea Party and Obamaphobia Is the Hostility Real or Imagined?6. Can You Hear Us Now? Why Republicans Are Listening to the Tea PartyConclusionAfterword to the Paperback EditionAppendixNotesIndex.
Description:
Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he’s not white? Change They Can’t Believe In offers an alternative argument—that the Tea Party is driven by the reemergence of a reactionary movement in American politics that is fueled by a fear that America has changed for the worse. Providing a range of original evidence and rich portraits of party sympathizers as well as activists, Christopher Parker and Matt Barreto show that the perception that America is in danger directly informs how Tea Party supporters think and act. In a new afterword, Parker and Barreto reflect on the Tea Party’s recent initiatives, including the 2013 government shutdown, and evaluate their prospects for the 2016 election.
Main description: Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he’s not white? Change They Can’t Believe In offers an alternative argument—that the Tea Party is driven by the reemergence of a reactionary movement in American politics that is fueled by a fear that America has changed for the worse. Providing a range of original evidence and rich portraits of party sympathizers as well as activists, Christopher Parker and Matt Barreto show that the perception that America is in danger directly informs how Tea Party supporters think and act. In a new afterword, Parker and Barreto reflect on the Tea Party’s recent initiatives, including the 2013 government shutdown, and evaluate their prospects for the 2016 election.