Theda Skocpol, Vanessa Williamson

Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this penetrating new study, Skocpol of Harvard University, one of today's leading political scientists, and co-author Williamson go beyond the inevitable photos of protesters in tricorn hats and knee breeches to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9780190633660
• ISBN-10: 0190633662
• Artikelnr.: 47224578

Autorenporträt

Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and past president of the American Political Science Association. Vanessa Williamson is a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University. Previously, she served as the Policy Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: "I Want My Country Back!"
1. Behind the Costumes and Signs: Who are the Tea Partiers?
2. What They Believe: The Ideas and Passions of Tea Partiers
3. Mobilized Grassroots and Roving Billionaires: The Panoply of Tea Party Organizations
4. Getting the Word Out: The Media as Cheerleader and Megaphone
5. How the Tea Party Boosts the GOP and Prods It Rightward
6. The Tea Party and American Democracy