Battle for America : The Tea Party, Occupy, and Their Impact on Mainstream Politics

Meyer, David S

Routledge（2026/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 244 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781612051666
• DDC分類 320.973

Full Description

The Tea Party and Occupy-two large, volatile, and diverse movements that have captured significant political space in recent years-illustrate both the high aspirations Americans have for their government and the deep disappointments they feel in it. These movements offer contrasting visions of America's past and, more importantly, its future. This book focuses on the time between the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and his attempted re-election in November 2012. Meyer argues that protest politics, represented by both organisations respond to-and influence-politics in mainstream political institutions. The Battle for America tells the stories of two emblematic movements, shows how each relates to mainstream politics and policy, and examines the way that protest politics of any era shape the greater political milieu in which they operate.

Contents

1. A Movement Takes Office 2. Liberty Belle Rings 3. Setting up the Tea Party 4. Taxes and Death 5. Organizing the Tea Party 6. Who's at the Tea Party? 7. The Electoral Temptation 8. The Tea Party Indoors 9. Progressive Movements in Neutral 10. Occupy Wall Street 11. Occupy Everywhere 12. Occupy Unbound 13. Pandering to Occupy 14. The 2012 Presidential Campaign 15. A New Regime