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Trump's Followers: A Socio-Semiotic Analysis uses semiotic theory, psychoanalytic theory, and sociological theory to analyze Donald Trump's followers and to understand what motivates them and explain why they behave the way they do when at his rallies. It makes use of ideas from Gustave Le Bon's classic The Crowd, ideas from Freud about the psyche and social groups, and works by many other important scholars and writers. The book is written in an accessible style and is illustrated with many drawings by the author.



Table of Contents

List of Figures – List of Tables – Acknowledgments – The Semiotics of Language – Individual Number One: Donald Trump, King of the "Deplorables" – Trump’s Base: A Study in Social Psychology – A Freudian Analysis of Trump’s "Deplorables" – Politics and the "Deplorables" – Sociological Theory and the "Deplorables" – Karl Marx and the "Deplorables" – Coda – Glossary – References – About the Author – Index.

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      Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc
      Published 1/29/2020 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781433181184
      978-1433181184
      ISBN-10 1433181185

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Trump's Followers: A Socio-Semiotic Analysis uses semiotic theory, psychoanalytic theory, and sociological theory to analyze Donald Trump's followers and to understand what motivates them and explain why they behave the way they do when at his rallies. It makes use of ideas from Gustave Le Bon's classic The Crowd, ideas from Freud about the psyche and social groups, and works by many other important scholars and writers. The book is written in an accessible style and is illustrated with many drawings by the author.



      Table of Contents

      List of Figures – List of Tables – Acknowledgments – The Semiotics of Language – Individual Number One: Donald Trump, King of the "Deplorables" – Trump’s Base: A Study in Social Psychology – A Freudian Analysis of Trump’s "Deplorables" – Politics and the "Deplorables" – Sociological Theory and the "Deplorables" – Karl Marx and the "Deplorables" – Coda – Glossary – References – About the Author – Index.

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