{"product_id":"9781583672488","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 movementaiming to reclaim an out-of-touch government for the people.To others, it is a proto-fascist organization of the misinformed andmanipulated lower middle class. Either way, it is surely one of themost significant forms of reaction in the age of Obama. In this definitive socio-political analysis of the Tea Party, AnthonyDiMaggio examines the Tea Party phenomenon, using a vast arrayof primary and secondary sources as well as first-hand observation.He traces the history of the Tea Party and analyzes its organizationalstructure, membership, ideological coherence, and relationship tothe mass media. And, perhaps most importantly, he asks: is it reallya movement or just a form of \"manufactured dissent\" engineeredby capital? DiMaggio's conclusions are thoroughly documented, surprising, and bring much needed clarity to a highly controversialsubject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monthly Review Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48771667558635,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":162.97,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781583672488","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}