{"product_id":"9781583672471","title":"The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat to make of the Tea Party? To some, it is a grassroots movement\u003cbr\u003eaiming to reclaim an out-of-touch government for the people.\u003cbr\u003eTo others, it is a proto-fascist organization of the misinformed and\u003cbr\u003emanipulated lower middle class. Either way, it is surely one of the\u003cbr\u003emost significant forms of reaction in the age of Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive socio-political analysis of the Tea Party, Anthony\u003cbr\u003eDiMaggio examines the Tea Party phenomenon, using a vast array\u003cbr\u003eof primary and secondary sources as well as first-hand observation.\u003cbr\u003eHe traces the history of the Tea Party and analyzes its organizational\u003cbr\u003estructure, membership, ideological coherence, and relationship to\u003cbr\u003ethe mass media. And, perhaps most importantly, he asks: is it really\u003cbr\u003ea movement or just a form of “manufactured dissent” engineered\u003cbr\u003eby capital? DiMaggio’s conclusions are thoroughly documented,\u003cbr\u003esurprising, and bring much needed clarity to a highly controversial\u003cbr\u003esubject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040811368688,"sku":"9781583672471","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583672471_p0.jpg?v=1763796220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583672471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}