Trumping Democracy in the United States
Subtitle: From Ronald Reagan to Alt-Right
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781138212480
Subjects: Trump, donald, 1946-; Republican party (u.s. : 1854-); United states, politics and government, 1989-; United states, race relations; United states, politics and government, 1981-1989
Description: Since 2014, over 80 people have been killed in the United States of America by Right-wing terrorists. In 2016 Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and received substantial support from White nationalists. This book explains the increase in violent White nationalism and Trump's ascendancy in the context of the backlash against the presidency of Barack Obama. It demonstrates how there is a dynamic relationship between the Republican Party, various Right-wing populist movements, and the Right. Far Right social movements, political campaigns and the online presence of the so-called 'alt-Right' are all discussed. The book argues that unfair hierarchies of race, gender, and class are not aberrational tremors in America, but the fracturing bedrock of a nation in which being White, male, Christian, or straight no longer ensures a stable floor for power, status, or privilege. This is vital reading for students, researchers, and activists interested in American politics and the dangers of Right-wing movements and political parties.