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Uncertainty reigns in volatile political times. This book aims to provide a systemic model for understanding how political volatility throughout the U.S. history has had its root in the rise and fall of two competing racial and religious groupings.
Sommario
Introduction: The Root of Political Volatility in the United States
Part I: Introducing the Theory and Principles of the Atomic Structure
Chapter 1: Political Volatility and Social Groups: A Puzzle
Chapter 2: An Overview of the Atomic Structure
Chapter 3: Rationality and Perceptions: Political Habits and Responses
Chapter 4: The Origins of Multiple Threats
Chapter 5: Concrete and Abstract Threats: Group Perceptions and Responses
Chapter 6: Hostility and Group Experiences: The ADVICE Principles (I)
Chapter 7: Volatility: The ADVICE Principles (II)
Chapter 8: Internal Threats, Competition and the Atomic Structures: The ADVICE Principles (III)
Part II. Applying the Atomic Structure Theory to American Political Developments
Chapter 9: The Shift Away from WASP Domination
Chapter 10: Atomic Structure and the WASP Decline
Chapter 11: The Core of the New Atomic Structure
Chapter 12: Racial Minority versus Religious Minority: The 2012 Presidential Election
Chapter 13: The Surge of White Nationalism in the Trump Era
Conclusion
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Baodong Liu is professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah
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Uncertainty reigns in volatile political times. This book aims to provide a systemic model for understanding how political volatility throughout the U.S. history has had its root in the rise and fall of two competing racial and religious groupings.
