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Book SynopsisIn the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels.
Trade Review"Steep is an important source for an understanding of the present and future polarization of US politics." Times Higher Education "Excellent... These essays bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and offer welcome evidence in support of their arguments... Recommended." -- D. R. Imig, University of Memphis Choice "Informative and deeply readable." -- Heath Brown New Books Network
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: The Rise of the Tea Party Christine Trost and Lawrence Rosenthal Part I: What Manner of Movement? 1: The Tea Parties in Historical Perspective: A Conservative Response to a Crisis of Political Economy Charles Postel 2: Reframing Populist Resentments in the Tea Party Movement Chip Berlet 3. View from the Top: A Report on Six National Tea Party Organizations Devin Burghart 4: AstroTurf versus Grass Roots: Scenes from Early Tea Party Mobilization Clarence Y.H. Lo Part II: "The Real Americans": Motivation and Identity 5: The Tea Party: A "White Citizenship" Movement? Lisa Disch 6: The Past and Future of Race in the Tea Party Movement Joseph Lowndes 7: Of Mama Grizzlies and Politics: Women and the Tea Party Melissa Deckman Part III: New on the Bloc: Political Impact 8: Grand Old Tea Party: Partisan Polarization and the Rise of the Tea Party Movement Alan I. Abramowitz 9: The Future of the Tea Party: Scoring an Invitation to the Republican Party Martin Cohen 10: The Tea Party and Religious Right Movements: Frenemies with Benefits Peter Montgomery Epilogue About the Contributors Index
