The rise of the Tea Party
Subtitle: political discontent and corporate media in the age of Obama
By: by Anthony Dimaggio
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781583672471; 9781583672488
Subjects: Press coverage; Tea Party movement; Mass media; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: manufacturing dissent in a time of public distrust; title: Don't call it a movement: the Tea Party as a mass uprising; title: The Tea Party does not exist: observations on the ground in Chicago; title: The counter-revolution will be televised: the Tea Party as a mediated rebellion; title: Mediated populism: the Tea Party captivates public opinion; title: The plot to kill grandma: the Tea Party, mass media, and health care reform; title: Manufacturing dissent: fostering resistance to health care from the top down.