The Rise of the Tea Party

Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama

• Author(s): Anthony DiMaggio,
• Publisher: NYU Press
• Pages: 287
• ISBN_10: 1583672478
  ISBN_13: 9781583672471
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / 21st Century , Political Science / General , Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties , Political Science / Political Ideologies / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism , Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy , Political Science / Political Process / Media & Internet , Social Science / Media Studies ,

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What to make of the Tea Party? To some, it is a grassroots movement
aiming to reclaim an out-of-touch government for the people.
To others, it is a proto-fascist organization of the misinformed and
manipulated lower middle class. Either way, it is surely one of the
most significant forms of reaction in the age of Obama.

In this definitive socio-political analysis of the Tea Party, Anthony
DiMaggio examines the Tea Party phenomenon, using a vast array
of primary and secondary sources as well as first-hand observation.
He traces the history of the Tea Party and analyzes its organizational
structure, membership, ideological coherence, and relationship to
the mass media. And, perhaps most importantly, he asks: is it really
a movement or just a form of “manufactured dissent” engineered
by capital? DiMaggio’s conclusions are thoroughly documented,
surprising, and bring much needed clarity to a highly controversial
subject.