{"product_id":"rebellion-in-america-citizen-uprisings-the-news-media-and-the-politics-of-plutocracy-paperback","title":"Rebellion in America: Citizen Uprisings, the News Media, and the Politics of Plutocracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Dimaggio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a time of rising inequality and plutocratic government, citizens' movements are emerging with growing frequency to offer populist challenges to the declining living standards of masses of Americans, and to protest the conditions through which individuals suffer in poor communities across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at the progression of modern social uprisings in the post-2008 period, including the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, the Bernie Sanders \"Revolution,\" Trump's populism, the anti-Trump revolt, and #MeToo. A key theme is that populism and mass anger at the political-economic status quo take different forms depending on whether the protests are progressive-left or right-wing in orientation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmploying theories of elite politics and pluralism, and using a mixed methods approach, Anthony DiMaggio harnesses his rich experience with movement politics and his engagement with a wide range of media and public opinion data to explain where we are today and how we got here - always with an eye on moving ahead. Aimed at courses on social movements wherever they're taught, this book also offers general readers insight into contemporary politics and protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony DiMaggio\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University and author of a variety of books on mass media and politics, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Persuasion: Media Bias and Economic Policy in the Modern Era \u003c\/em\u003e(2017) and\u003cem\u003e Political Power in America: Class Conflict and the Subversion of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e (2019). He has been an active participant in social movement politics for the last two decades, and is an avid social commentator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792615801120,"sku":"9780815371229","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bf514272b9076a1c1d14e6eb099c1d4.webp?v=1780705094","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rebellion-in-america-citizen-uprisings-the-news-media-and-the-politics-of-plutocracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}