The Trump phenomenon : how the politics of populism won in 2016

On November 8, 2016, American voters elected Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened, focusing on who Trump is, who his supporters are, and the role of the media, right-wing Christians and the Republican Party in making Trump's...

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Main Author Kivisto, Peter, 1948- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2017.
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesSociety now.
Subjects
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Since 2000
Presidents > United States > Election > 2016.
Right and left (Political science) > United States.
Political culture > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
United States.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessPlný text

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Trump Phenomenon; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Democratic Culture and Civic Virtue; Character; Business Career; Political Worldview; Working the Binaries; 3. The Trump Voter: Labeling the Baskets; The Outcome; What Do Voters Know?; The Polarization of the Electorate; Who Voted for Trump?; Why Did Voters Support Trump?; At Last, Labeling the Baskets; 4. Institutional Openings to Authoritarianism; The Mass Media: Channels of Information and Disinformation; From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of the White Backlash.
  • The Southern Strategy and White NationalismThe Christian Right; Obama as a Double Threat to the Tea Party; Postscript; References; Index.

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