Change They Can't Believe in: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America - Updated Edition

Parker, Christopher S.; Barreto, Matthew

ISBN 10: 0691163618 / ISBN 13: 9780691163611

Published by Princeton University Press, 2014

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author: Christopher S. Parker is associate professor of political science at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of Fighting for Democracy (Princeton). Matt A. Barreto is associate professor of political science at the University of Washington, Seattle, and director of the Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Sexuality. He is the author of Ethnic Cues.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Change They Can't Believe in: The Tea Party ...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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