Full Description
American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency is a careful exploration of the forces that led to the election of the 45th president of the United States.Author Gerardo Martí synthesizes the latest scholarship and historical research to examine the roles that race, class, and religion have played in politics—both historically and today. This book goes beyond the initial claims that the American working class was the force behind Donald Trump's election or policies and instead offers a nuanced perspective on how race, religion, and class have shaped our national views, Trump's election, and his policies.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Unexpected President: The 2016 Trump Election and White Evangelical Support
Chapter 2: Deep Cultural Background on Racial Inequality: Slavery and Territorial Expansion in Early America
Chapter 3: Racialized Power and Constraints of Freedom after Slavery: Failure of Reconstruction
Chapter 4: A "True American" Identity: Immigration and the Restriction of Citizenship
Chapter 5: Business-Friendly Evangelicalism: Theological Turn of Mid-Twentieth-Century Christianity
Chapter 6: The Establishment of Free-Market Conservatism: Religious Imperatives of Regan-Era Economics
Chapter 7: Reactionary Politics of the Tea Party: Barack Obama and His Critics
Chapter 8: Increased Concentration of Elite Wealth through Asset Growth: The 2007 Market Collapse and the Rule of Finance
Chapter 9: Identity Politics and Evangelical Support: Trump's White Christian Nationalism
Chapter 10: Conclusion: Ethnoreligious Structures of Inequality in the Trump Presidency
Notes
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