Description |
310 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The Ku Klux Klan in American history -- Power and political alignments -- Economics and white nationalism -- Where Trump found his base -- Politics and white nationalism -- Status and white nationalism -- White nationalism versus the press -- The future of white nationalism and American politics. |
Summary |
The Ku Klux Klan has peaked three times in American history: after the Civil War, around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and in the 1920s, when the Klan spread farthest and fastest. Recruiting millions of members even in non-Southern states, the Klan's nationalist insurgency burst into mainstream politics. Almost one hundred years later, once again the pent-up anger of white Americans left behind by a changing economy has directed itself at immigrants and cultural outsiders and roiled a presidential election. In The Politics of Losing, Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep trace the parallels between the 1920s Klan and today's right-wing backlash, identifying the conditions that allow white nationalism to emerge from the shadows. White middle-class Protestant Americans in the 1920s found themselves stranded by an economy that was increasingly industrialized and fueled by immigrant labor. Mirroring the Klan's earlier tactics, Donald Trump delivered a message that mingled economic populism with deep cultural resentments. McVeigh and Estep present a sociological analysis of the Klan's outbreaks that goes beyond Trump the individual to show how his rise to power was made possible by a convergence of circumstances. The experience of declining privilege and perceptions of lost power can trigger a political backlash that overtly asserts white-nationalist goals. The Politics of Losing offers a rigorous and readable explanation for a recurrent phenomenon in American history, with important lessons about the origins of our alarming political climate.0Exhibition: |
Subject |
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- History.
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Trump, Donald, 1946-
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Trump, Donald, 1946- (OCoLC)fst00174117
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) (OCoLC)fst00545624
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White nationalism -- United States -- History.
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White supremacy movements -- United States -- History.
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White people -- Race identity -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Race relations -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01086519
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White nationalism. (OCoLC)fst01895876
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White supremacy movements. (OCoLC)fst01174715
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White people -- Race identity.
(OCoLC)fst01174825
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
Since 2017
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Added Author |
Estep, Kevin, author.
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Added Title |
Trump, the Klan, and the mainstreaming of resentment |
Other Form: |
Online version: McVeigh, Rory, author. Politics of losing New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] 9780231548700 (DLC) 2018056015 |
ISBN |
9780231190060 hardback |
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0231190069 hardback |
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9780231548700 ebook |
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