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The Tea Party: A Brief History Copertina rigida – 10 luglio 2012

Edizione Inglese di Ronald P. Formisano (Autore)
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The Tea Party burst on the national political scene in 2009–2010, powered by right-wing grassroots passion and Astroturf big money. Its effect on electoral politics and the political process is undeniable, but the message, aims, and staying power of the loosely organized groups seem less clear. In this concise book, American political historian Ronald P. Formisano probes the remarkable rise of the Tea Party movement during a time of economic crisis and cultural change and examines its powerful impact on American politics.

A confederation of intersecting and overlapping organizations, with a strong connection to the Christian fundamentalist Right, the phenomenon could easily be called the Tea Parties. The American media’s fascination with the Tea Party—and the tendency of political leaders who have embraced the movement to say and do outlandish things—not only has fueled the fire driving the movement, but has diverted attention from its roots, agenda, and the enormous influence it holds over the Republican Party and the American political agenda. Looking at the Tea Party's claims to historical precedent and patriotic values, Formisano locates its anti-state and libertarian impulses deep in American political culture as well as in voter frustrations that have boiled over in recent decades. He sorts through the disparate goals the movement’s different factions espouse and shows that, ultimately, the contradictions of Tea Party libertarianism reflect those ingrained in the broad mass of the electorate.

Throughout American history, third parties, pressure groups, and social movements have emerged to demand reforms or radical change, only to eventually fade away, even if parts of their programs often are later adopted. The Tea Party’s impact as a pressure group has been more immediate. Whether the Tea Party endures remains to be seen. Formisano’s brief history certainly gives us clues.

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    143 pagine
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    Inglese
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    Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    10 luglio 2012
  5. Età di lettura
    Da 18 anni in su
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    12.7 x 1.6 x 20.32 cm
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    9781421405964
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    978-1421405964
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Ronald P. Formisano is the William T. Bryan Chair of American History at the University of Kentucky. His most recent book is For the People: American Populist Movements from the Revolution to the 1850s.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1421405962
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (10 luglio 2012)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina rigida ‏ : ‎ 143 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781421405964
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421405964
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 260 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.6 x 20.32 cm
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W.A.P. Thompson, Jr.
4,0 su 5 stelle bland history, not much that is new
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 luglio 2013
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my headline explains my review of the book. very bland! There are better books that provide a better ;understand of the tea Party
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Onekema
5,0 su 5 stelle Handy, Balanced Historical Perspective
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 4 maggio 2012
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Dr Formisano provides a handy (137 page) balanced (not polemic) historical (based on his academic expertise on American populist movements) perspective of the Tea Party and its role/influence on recent elections. In a handy format (easily read in a couple of hours), he treats his subject with a bemused sense of humor: tolerant/sympathetic of the "grassroots" TPers but critical of their "astroturf" paymasters (the Koch Brothers and other conservative business interests). He also makes clear the role of Fox News in arousing the masses; less clear is how they will benefit, personally, from less government/lower taxes (since most already get a lot of help from Washington).
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NC Reader
4,0 su 5 stelle "The predictable exploitation of the passionate by the self-interested."
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 10 giugno 2012
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Author and historian Ronald P. Formisano offers the above summation of "the complicated relationship between the Tea Party and big business", but it could be said as well of the complicated relationships between the Tea Party and the Republican establishment, corporate astroturf groups, and Christian evangelicals. As something of a political junkie (even though I get fed up with the circus-like atmosphere at times and have to tune out for a while!), I was intrigued by the description of this book in the Amazon Vine newsletter; in this hyperpartisan day and age, a truly even-handed survey of a controversial political movement? I had to give it a try, and I'm glad I did.

There's nothing here I didn't already know from following the political/election news of the last several years, but I truly appreciated the author's straightforward chronology of the Tea Party Movement, with helpful if necessarily brief insights into other populist movements in American political history (the author info on the cover says his most recent book is "For the People: American Populist Movements from the Revolution to the 1850s"). Formisano points out that in fairness, there is definitely an astroturf element to the Tea Party, citing the well-known Rick Santelli rant on CNBC, subsequent cheerleading egging on the movement by Fox News anchors and personalities, and the blatant self-interest of astroturf leaders like the Koch brothers, Karl Rove and Dick Armey. There is substantial grassroots involvement as well, however, made up of citizens concerned with the size of the national debt, illegal immigration, and frustration with "politics as usual"; and although it's easy to assume the anger seemed to only bubble to the surface upon the election of Barack Obama and attach racial motives to the movement, Formisano points out that concern about the national debt and disenchantment with the Bush administration was evident several years before the historic 2008 election. The author doesn't shy away, however, from noting the cynical manipulation of racial and ethnic fears by astroturf elements trying to control the Tea Party movement, and he also dutifully reports the uglier underside of some of the Tea Party rallies where racial signs and taunts were directed at President Obama, members of Congress and other targets.

Overall I felt this was a "fair and balanced" overview of the Tea Party Movement, to mockingly borrow Fox News' tag line - they come in for a bit of honest poking for their less than impartial coverage, and Formisano notes that the gloves came off when the network openly donated $1 million to a Republican reelection fund. An interesting but somewhat depressing book - as a long-time registered Independent who has voted for candidates in both parties over the years, and a Libertarian at least once, I'm all for citizens getting involved; it's the "predictable exploitation" and the resulting gridlock, grandstanding and hypocrisy I have a hard time tolerating!
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2,0 su 5 stelle Repeats accusations, but not anwers
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 5 agosto 2012
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First, full disclosure. I'm a Tea Party member who pays monthly dues, manages a website, and has contributed to out-of-state election campaigns.

The Tea Party/A Brief History is a disappointing book. It is written by an academic who does get some things correct (e.g. that there are many "Tea Parties", large and small, and plenty of disagreement between them) but who misrepresents many other things, often by giving only part of the story. A few examples: Formisano reports that a Black congressman reported being the target of a racial slur. What he does not report is that there were dozens or hundreds of video recordings made of the event, from news media to cell phones, and nobody has come forward with a recording to claim the $10,000 that Andrew Breitbart offered to anyone who could prove the accusation. Formisano muses about the willingness of the Tea Party movement to partner with big business, without reminding us that business can neither make law nor demand payment by destructive taxes, though government can--so government is, at least in potential, the greater threat to our liberty. And he links the Tea Party attitudes toward government to the conspiracy theories promulgated by the John Birch Society. What he fails to note is that that the JBS also holds strong views on the nature of Constitutional Republics, and that it is these positions that bring some JBS members into the Tea Party movement.

No understanding of the Tea Party movement in contemporary politics is complete without Jonah Goldberg's observation that, by definition, the Progressives are the aggressors in the culture wars. Does not the presence of an aggressor justify a determined defense? But Formisano focuses on specific issues that launched people into action rather on the pervasive issues that fuel the movement and keep people committed to reform.

These problems make the book good for creating or reinforcing negative opinions of the Tea Party movement, but not very good for someone who wishes to really understand the movement, either as a prospective ally or as an opponent who wishes to analyze his enemy without wishful thinking.
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Joel Avrunin
3,0 su 5 stelle Promising premise, but history is weak and strawmen arguments abound
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 luglio 2012
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The Tea Party is a remarkable movement in the history of the United States. The narrative is compelling and yet contradictory, and a dispassionate analysis of the modern movement is certainly useful for anyone trying to understand it in the history of populist movements. Reviewers on Amazon tend to line up along political lines, with those supporting a political viewpoint giving a positive review while those against rate the review lowly, and vice-versa. I try my best to evaluate the content and quality of the book independent on the political view of the author.

Formisano notes that while the Tea Party shares a long history of commonality with populist movements, it is unique in that many previous populist movements were uprisings against "big money" and "business" while the Tea Party is one against government and generally supportive of business. While it is obvious in the subtext of the writing that Formisano doesn't particularly have sympathy for the Tea Party, his depiction is far more accurate than most of the Tea Party's critics. For instance, he notes that the first rustlings of the term "Tea Party" began in 2007, long before Obama was in office. He quotes Tea Party leaders critical of big business and crony capitalism, indicating that the Tea Party is not a mouthpiece for business interests. He covers the ironic views of many individuals, who while opposing Obamacare might also oppose curbing other social welfare programs like Medicare and Social Security.

He also documents that while House Democrats malign the Tea Party as "astro-turf", indeed there isn't just one Tea Party, but many Tea Parties. Many Tea Party members expressed dismay at the hijacking of the Tea Party by the "Tea Party Express", an astro-turf organization that seeked to turn the Tea Party into an attempt to elect Republicans.

So why 3 stars for a book that seems to have so much promise? As soon as Formisano starts to sound scholarly, he will depict a strawman and defeat it with a non-sequitor. A strawman argument is when you misrepresent the viewpoint of an opponent to make it easier to combat. A pro-life person could say President Obama supports abortion because he loves killing babies. That is a strawman argument - easy to defeat because it makes your opponent's view ridiculous. President Obama can say a person opposes Obamacare because they want sick people to die. That is another strawman argument for the same reason. They are wonderful in political stump speeches but terrible when used in scholarly works.

For instance, take extending unemployment benefits beyond two years. There are sound arguments to be made both in favor of it and against it. Some may feel that the US needs a guaranteed wage like many European countries. Others may feel that unemployment insurance sucks resources out of the economy and prevents employers from hiring. Formisano focuses on the argument that it makes people lazy, and counter-argues with the story of Doug Yocum, a 60-year old who can't find a job but is looking hard for one. The problem is that in any economic choice, there will be people affected negatively. Economists refer to "what is seen and not seen". Formisano's argument that because Choice A hurts Doug Yocum, it invalidates Choice A, ignoring that Choice B may hurt a different group of people.

A strawman defeated by a story of one person is not a scholarly evaluation of a political debate between two opposing sides.

Throughout the book, strawmen arguments are used instead of reasoned depictions of both viewpoints. For another example, Formisano presents the Tea Party as supporting "tax cuts for the rich", a classic strawman argument. The actual policy known as "tax cuts for the rich" includes tax cuts across the board, including on small businesses that pay individual tax rates. Formisano fails to make this distinction, but uses the Tea Party support of tax cuts as evidence they are controlled by billionaires (who in truth don't care what the tax rate might be).

I had high hopes for this book, and Formisano does try to sound balanced by placing the tea party in historical context. The history was good but brief. Sadly, his logical fallacies and strawman depictions of viewpoints detracted from the book for me and made me question the author's neutrality.

A balanced view on both sides of the Tea Party (and indeed, between various Tea Party factions) would make for a wonderful read. This book is not that work.
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