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The wrongs of the right : language, race, and the Republican Party in the age of Obama /

"On November 5, 2008, the nation awoke to a New York Times headline that read triumphantly: "OBAMA. Racial Barrier Falls in Heavy Turnout." But new events quickly muted the exuberant declarations of a postracial era in America: from claims that Obama was born in Kenya and that he is n...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust)
Other Authors: Parks, Gregory, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Grand Old Party and African Americans: a brief historical overview
  • Unsweet tea and labor pains: the Tea Party, birthers, and Obama
  • A fox in the idiot box: right-wing talking heads
  • Political party, campaign strategy, and racial messaging
  • The social science of political ideology and racial attitudes
  • Unconscious race bias and the right: its meaning for law in the age of Obama.