Assumptions of the Tea Party Movement : A World of Their Own

David Warfield Brown

ISBN 10: 1137521163 / ISBN 13: 9781137521163

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan US, Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents a reassessment of the fundamental principles of the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement is largely associated with those who want a severely limited federal government spending far fewer taxpayer dollars. What gets less attention are the underlying Tea Party sentiments that, the book argues, are not so much false as they are terribly dated in light of the current national landscape. Such sentiments include prioritizing self-reliance, viewing politics as a 'dirty business,' considering 'free enterprise' unassailable, and believing the earth to be man's possession. Brown skillfully and thoughtfully breaks from partisan considerations to get at the root of the movement, arguing that too many Tea Partiers are living in a world of their own, which, given so many pressing problems in the world, amounts to what Brown calls 'sentimental mischief.'.

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• Titolo: Assumptions of the Tea Party Movement : A World of Their Own
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan US, Palgrave Macmillan US
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1137521163
• ISBN 13: 9781137521163
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 216 L x 153 A x 15 P (millimetri) 216 millimetri di larghezza per 153 millimetri di altezza per 15 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 363 grammi

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This book presents a reassessment of the fundamental principles of the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement is largely associated with those who want a severely limited federal government spending far fewer taxpayer dollars. What gets less attention are the underlying Tea Party sentiments that, the book argues, are not so much false as they are terribly dated in light of the current national landscape. Such sentiments include prioritizing self-reliance, viewing politics as a “dirty business,” considering “free enterprise” unassailable, and believing the earth to be man’s possession. Brown skillfully and thoughtfully breaks from partisan considerations to get at the root of the movement, arguing that too many Tea Partiers are living in a world of their own, which, given so many pressing problems in the world, amounts to what Brown calls “sentimental mischief.”

Informazioni sull?autore

David Warfield Brown teaches public management at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School, USA, and is the author of several books including America’s Culture of Professionalism (2014) and The Real Change-Makers (2012). He has been a lawyer on Wall Street, chief-of-staff on Capitol Hill, state commissioner in New York, deputy mayor of New York City, public authority board member, Professor at Yale University, USA, and The New School, USA, and President of Blackburn College, USA. He is the ongoing coeditor of the Higher Education Exchange, an annual publication of the Kettering Foundation. His primary research interest is the social dimensions of problem solving.