Strangers in their own land : anger and mourning on the American right / Arlie Russell Hochschild.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hochschild, Arlie Russell, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--United States--History--21st century.

Conservatism.

Liberalism--United States--History--21st century.

Liberalism.

Political psychology.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 351 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, 2016.

Summary:

"In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country--a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets--among them a Tea Party activist whose town has been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by a drilling accident--people whose concerns are actually ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children. Strangers in Their Own Land goes beyond the commonplace liberal idea that these are people who have been duped into voting against their own interests. Instead, Hochschild finds lives ripped apart by stagnant wages, a loss of home, an elusive American dream--and political choices and views that make sense in the context of their lives. Hochschild draws on her expert knowledge of the sociology of emotion to help us understand what it feels like to live in "red" America. Along the way she finds answers to one of the crucial questions of contemporary American politics: why do the people who would seem to benefit most from "liberal" government intervention abhor the very idea?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part one: The great paradox

Traveling to the heart

"One thing good"

The rememberers

The candidates

The "least resistant personality"

Part two: The social terrain

Industry: "the buckle in America's energy belt"

The state: governing the market 4,000 feet below

The pulpit and the press: "the topic doesn't come up

Part three: The deep story and the people in it

The deep story

The team player: loyalty above all

The worshipper: invisible renunciation

The cowboy: stoicism

The rebel: a team loyalist with a new cause

Part four: Going national

The fires of history: the 1860s and the 1960s

Strangers no longer: the power of promise

"They say there are beautiful trees."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-338) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hochschild, Arlie Russell, 1940- author. Strangers in their own land

ISBN:

9781620972250

1620972255

OCLC:

953867247