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Zusatztext Skocpol and Williamson have provided us with an excellent roadmap to trace where it came from, where it has been, and where it might be going. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism combines fine-grained portraits of local Tea Party members and chapters with an overarching analysis of the movement's rise, impact, and likely fate. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
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The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism combines fine-grained portraits of local Tea Party members and chapters with an overarching analysis of the movement's rise, impact, and likely fate.
