The rise of the Tea Party : political discontent and corporate media in the age of Obama / by Anthony Dimaggio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dimaggio, Anthony R., 1980-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tea Party movement.

Tea Party movement--Press coverage.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--21st century.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What to make of the Tea Party? To some, it is a grassroots movementaiming to reclaim an out-of-touch government for the people.To others, it is a proto-fascist organization of the misinformed andmanipulated lower middle class. Either way, it is surely one of themost significant forms of reaction in the age of Obama. In this definitive socio-political analysis of the Tea Party, AnthonyDiMaggio examines the Tea Party phenomenon, using a vast arrayof primary and secondary sources as well as first-hand observation.He traces the history of the Tea Party and analyzes its organizationalstructure, m

Contents:

Introduction: manufacturing dissent in a time of public distrust

Don't call it a movement: the Tea Party as a mass uprising

The Tea Party does not exist: observations on the ground in Chicago

The counter-revolution will be televised: the Tea Party as a mediated rebellion

Mediated populism: the Tea Party captivates public opinion

The plot to kill grandma: the Tea Party, mass media, and health care reform

Manufacturing dissent: fostering resistance to health care from the top down.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781583673065

1583673067

9781583673058

1583673059

OCLC:

778454566