Change they can't believe in : the Tea Party and reactionary politics in America / Christopher S. Parker, Matt A. Barreto.

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Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he's not white? Change They Can't Believe In offers an alternative argument that the Tea Party is driven by the reeme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Parker, Christopher S., 1963-
Other Authors:	Barreto, Matt A.
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Tea Party movement. Political participation > United States > History > 21st century. Government, Resistance to > United States > History > 21st century. Protest movements > United States > History > 21st century. Tea Party (Mouvement) Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle. Government, Resistance to. Political participation. Protest movements. United States. USA. 2000-2099 Nonfiction. History.
Genre:	Nonfiction. History.
Physical Description:	xv, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction: who is the Tea Party and what do they want?
Toward a theory of the Tea Party
Who likes tea?: sources of support for the Tea Party
Exploring the Tea Party's commitment to freedom and patriotism
Does the Tea Party really want their country back?
The Tea Party and Obamaphobia: is the hostility real or imagined?
Can you hear us now?: why Republicans are listening to the Tea Party.