The Trump Phenomenon

On November 8, 2016, American voters elected Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened, focusing on who Trump is, who his supporters are, and the role of the media, right-wing Christians, and the Republican Party in making Trump's victory possible.

Sommario

Introduction 1, Democratic Culture and Civil Virtue 2, The Trump Voter: Labeling the Baskets 3, Institutional Openings to Authoritarianism Postscript

Info autore

Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College, USA and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Research on Transnationalism and Migration Processes at St Petersburg State University, Russia. The author of over 30 books and 150 articles and book chapters, he currently serves on the Council of the American Sociological Association.

Riassunto

On November 8, 2016, American voters elected Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened, focusing on who Trump is, who his supporters are, and the role of the media, right-wing Christians, and the Republican Party in making Trump’s victory possible.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: PETER KIVISTO, Peter (Augustana College Kivisto
• Editore: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781787143685
• ISBN: 978-1-78714-368-5
• Pagine: 152
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 8 mm
• Peso: 170 g
• Serie: Society Now; Societynow; Society Now; SocietyNow; SocietyNow Book Set (2016-2019)
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989)