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

Show other versions (2)

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dimaggio, Anthony R., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2011]
Subjects:
2000-2099
Tea Party movement.
Tea Party movement > Press coverage.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
Tea Party (Mouvement)
Tea Party (Mouvement) > Couverture de presse.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Mass media > Political aspects
Tea Party movement
Tea-Party-Bewegung
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: manufacturing dissent in a time of public distrust
  • Don't call it a movement: the Tea Party as a mass uprising
  • The Tea Party does not exist: observations on the ground in Chicago
  • The counter-revolution will be televised: the Tea Party as a mediated rebellion
  • Mediated populism: the Tea Party captivates public opinion
  • The plot to kill grandma: the Tea Party, mass media, and health care reform
  • Manufacturing dissent: fostering resistance to health care from the top down.

Similar Items