Steep: The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party

Steep: The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party

In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. In the wake of Obamaâ‚¬s election, as commentators proclaimed the "death of conservatism," Tax Day rallies and Tea Party showdowns at congressional town hall meetings marked a new and unexpected chapter in American conservatism. Accessible to students and general readers, Steep: The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. Topics addressed by the volumeâ‚¬s contributors include the Tea Partyâ‚¬s roots in earlier mass movements of the Right and in distinctive forms of American populism and conservatism, the significance of class, race and gender to the rise and successes of the Tea Party, the effect of the Tea Party on the Republican Party, the relationship between the Tea Party and the Religious Right, and the contradiction between the grass-roots nature of the Tea Party and the established political financing behind it. Throughout the volume, authors provide detailed and often surprising accounts of the movementâ‚¬s development at local and national levels. In an Epilogue, the Editors address the relationship between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-08-14
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-08-14
Format	Kindle eBook

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