by
Rosenthal, Lawrence.
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320.520973
Publication Date
2012
Summary
In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. In the wake of Obama's election, as commentators proclaimed the "death of conservatism," Tax Day rallies and Tea Party showdowns at congressional town hall meetings marked a new and unexpected chapter in American conservatism. Accessible to students and general readers, Steep: The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. Topics addressed by the volume's contributors include the Tea Party's.
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60139.4258
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Dimaggio, Anthony R., 1980-
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320.520973 23
Publication Date
2011
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.
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41501.1953
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Skocpol, Theda.
Call Number
973.932 23
Publication Date
2012
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