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The Backlash : Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama
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The Backlash
Author(s): Will Bunch
Review(s):
“Persuasive…compelling.”
“The Backlash is not an attack on the movement. It’s a plea for the people inside the movement to realize they’re being taken advantage of...it identifies the “pyramid of hucksters” and “needless anxieties” that distort economic angst into a crisis of faith in government and the press.
“An exquisitely written expose of a frightening political force that is shaping our elections, our society and our world.”
“Chart(s) the darker fringes of the populist extreme that have acquired a new energy since the election of Barack Obama...a sobering account.”
“Always compelling, but often disturbing, The Backlash is an essential contribution to our understanding of what’s happening right now on the political scene and what we might expect in the years to come.”
“A read on the wild side...[The Backlash is] an often revealing and scarily sobering midterm report that provokes a prime question: If political extremism and paranoia become more pronounced, will the ideological and partisan pendulum continue to swing - and never stop to solve the nation’s problems?”
“…For liberals or moderates seeking to understand current far right events, the book will fascinate, and likely frighten.”
“An eye-opening, journalistic account of the activities and political views of the backlash...entertaining and engaging”
“An insightful close-up look at the individuals and social forces that promise to churn American politics in the face of huge social and demographic changes. ”
“Extraordinarily readable, vividly real-to-life and broad-in-scope view of the Tea Party movement - this book could have been a movie.”
ISBN: 9780061991721
Author(s): Will Bunch
In The Backlash, Liberal columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter Will Bunch goes behind the scenes of America’s new extreme right-wing minority to explore how their campaign of misinformation, their distortion of President Obama, and their collective fear of the future combine to pose a very real threat to our democratic system. From health care reform to immigration policies, The Backlash is a gripping investigation into the emerging voice of the dangerous American right wing.
Review(s):
“Persuasive…compelling.”
“The Backlash is not an attack on the movement. It’s a plea for the people inside the movement to realize they’re being taken advantage of...it identifies the “pyramid of hucksters” and “needless anxieties” that distort economic angst into a crisis of faith in government and the press.
“An exquisitely written expose of a frightening political force that is shaping our elections, our society and our world.”
“Chart(s) the darker fringes of the populist extreme that have acquired a new energy since the election of Barack Obama...a sobering account.”
“Always compelling, but often disturbing, The Backlash is an essential contribution to our understanding of what’s happening right now on the political scene and what we might expect in the years to come.”
“A read on the wild side...[The Backlash is] an often revealing and scarily sobering midterm report that provokes a prime question: If political extremism and paranoia become more pronounced, will the ideological and partisan pendulum continue to swing - and never stop to solve the nation’s problems?”
“…For liberals or moderates seeking to understand current far right events, the book will fascinate, and likely frighten.”
“An eye-opening, journalistic account of the activities and political views of the backlash...entertaining and engaging”
“An insightful close-up look at the individuals and social forces that promise to churn American politics in the face of huge social and demographic changes. ”
“Extraordinarily readable, vividly real-to-life and broad-in-scope view of the Tea Party movement - this book could have been a movie.”
ISBN: 9780061991721