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OverviewHailing themselves as heirs to the American Revolution, the Tea Party movement staged tax day protests in over 750 US cities in April 2009, quickly establishing a large and volatile social movement. Tea Partiers protested at town hall meetings about health care across the country in August, leading to a large national demonstration in Washington on September 12, 2009. The movement spurred the formation (or redefinition) of several national organizations and many more local groups, and emerged as a strong force within the Republican Party. Self-described Tea Party candidates won victories in the November 2010 elections. Even as activists demonstrated their strength and entered government, the future of the movement's influence, and even its ultimate goals, are very much in doubt. In 2012, Barack Obama, the movement’s prime target, decisively won re-election, Congressional Republicans were unable to govern, and the Republican Party publicly wrestled with how to manage the insurgency within. Although there is a long history of conservative movements in America, the library of social movement studies leans heavily to the left. The Tea Party movement, its sudden emergence and its uncertain fate, provides a challenge to mainstream American politics. It also challenges scholars of social movements to reconcile this new movement with existing knowledge about social movements in America. Understanding the Tea Party Movement addresses these challenges by explaining why and how the movement emerged when it did, how it relates to earlier eruptions of conservative populism, and by raising critical questions about the movement's ultimate fate. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nella Van Dyke , David S. Meyer , Dr. Hank JohnstonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9781409465225ISBN 10: 1409465225 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 12 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'With the rise and now potential decline of the Tea Party movement, we have been sorely in need of a volume explaining this pivotal early 21st century conservative mobilization. With Van Dyke and Meyer's edited volume, containing chapters written by scholars foremost in their field, we now have the definitive source on this fascinating and important social movement.' Holly McCammon, Vanderbilt University, USA 'When the Tea Party movement erupted, it challenged mainstream politics and scholars: where did the Tea Party's resources come from? Who were its supporters? What defined their goals and identities? In this volume, some of the most insightful scholars of social movements today provide convincing answers to these questions. Better than any other, this volume shows why the Tea Party emerged and how it has reshaped the political landscape.' Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University, USA 'With the rise and now potential decline of the Tea Party movement, we have been sorely in need of a volume explaining this pivotal early 21st-century conservative mobilization. With Van Dyke and Meyer's edited volume, containing chapters written by scholars foremost in their field, we now have the definitive source on this fascinating and important social movement.' Holly McCammon, Vanderbilt University, USA'When the Tea Party movement erupted, it challenged mainstream politics and scholars: where did the Tea Party's resources come from? Who were its supporters? What defined their goals and identities? In this volume, some of the most insightful scholars of social movements today provide convincing answers to these questions. Better than any other, this volume shows why the Tea Party emerged and how it has reshaped the political landscape.'Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University, USA Author InformationNella Van Dyke is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced, USA. She is the editor of Strategic Alliances: Coalition Building and Social Movements. David S. Meyer is Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Planning, Policy, and Design at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is the author of The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America and editor of Routing the Opposition: Social Movements, Public Policy, and Democracy in America and Social Movements: Identity, Culture, and the State. Nella Van Dyke, David S. Meyer, Rory McVeigh, Tina Fetner, Brayden G. King, Paul Almeida, Amanda Pullum, Abby Scher, Chip Berlet, Deana A. Rohlinger, Jesse Klein, Ruth Braunstein. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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