The politics of losing : Trump, the Klan, and the mainstreaming of resentment
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Author
Contributors
Estep, Kevin, author.
Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2019].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780231190060, 0231190069
Physical Desc
310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
320.56 MCV
1 available
320.56 MCV
1 available
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2019].
Language
English
ISBN
9780231190060, 0231190069
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The Ku Klux Klan has peaked three times in American history: after the Civil War, around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and in the 1920s, when the Klan spread farthest and fastest. Recruiting millions of members even in non-Southern states, the Klan's nationalist insurgency burst into mainstream politics. Almost one hundred years later, once again the pent-up anger of white Americans left behind by a changing economy has directed itself at immigrants and cultural outsiders and roiled a presidential election. In The Politics of Losing, Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep trace the parallels between the 1920s Klan and today's right-wing backlash, identifying the conditions that allow white nationalism to emerge from the shadows. White middle-class Protestant Americans in the 1920s found themselves stranded by an economy that was increasingly industrialized and fueled by immigrant labor. Mirroring the Klan's earlier tactics, Donald Trump delivered a message that mingled economic populism with deep cultural resentments. McVeigh and Estep present a sociological analysis of the Klan's outbreaks that goes beyond Trump the individual to show how his rise to power was made possible by a convergence of circumstances. The experience of declining privilege and perceptions of lost power can trigger a political backlash that overtly asserts white-nationalist goals. The Politics of Losing offers a rigorous and readable explanation for a recurrent phenomenon in American history, with important lessons about the origins of our alarming political climate.0Exhibition:
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- History.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
White nationalism -- United States -- History.
White people -- Race identity -- United States -- History.
White supremacy movements -- United States -- History.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
White nationalism -- United States -- History.
White people -- Race identity -- United States -- History.
White supremacy movements -- United States -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McVeigh, R., & Estep, K. (2019). The politics of losing: Trump, the Klan, and the mainstreaming of resentment . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McVeigh, Rory and Kevin, Estep. 2019. The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McVeigh, Rory and Kevin, Estep. The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment Columbia University Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McVeigh, Rory,, and Kevin Estep. The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment Columbia University Press, 2019.
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