The rise, fall, and influence of the Tea Party insurgency

Introduction : a fragile, grassroots insurgency -- Toward a theoretical account of the Tea Party's rise and fall -- The birth of the insurgency : the 2009 Tea Party protests and the groups that staged them -- Tea Party supporters, activists, and mobilizing structures -- The trajectory of the Te...

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1. Verfasser: Rafail, Patrick (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McCarthy, John D. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, New York, NY, Port Melbourne, VIC, New Delhi, Singapore Cambridge University Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in contentious politics
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction : a fragile, grassroots insurgency -- Toward a theoretical account of the Tea Party's rise and fall -- The birth of the insurgency : the 2009 Tea Party protests and the groups that staged them -- Tea Party supporters, activists, and mobilizing structures -- The trajectory of the Tea Party insurgency : local activism and its rapid decline -- Threat, political integration, and the disappearance of local Tea Party groups -- Moving off message : the discursive demobilization of the Tea Party -- How Tea Party activism polarized the House of Representatives -- From ridicule to unbridled enthusiasm : the Tea Party's slow embrace of Trumpism -- Conclusion.
"The Tea Party was one of the most impactful recent conservative social movements. This book provides an unparalleled examination of the Tea Party, carefully tracing its earliest origins, maturity, and eventual decline. The authors highlight the importance of Tea Party activism in understanding the current state of American democracy"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xv, 249 Seiten
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ISBN:9781009423779
978-1-009-42377-9
9781009423731
978-1-009-42373-1