Dog Whistle Politics : : how Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
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Preface. Learning about racism at Harvard Law -- Introduction. Racial politics and the middle class -- The GOP's rise as "the white man's party" -- Beyond hate : strategic racism -- The wrecking begins : Reagan -- The false allure of colorblindness -- Shifting the tune : Clinton and W. -- Getting away with racism -- Makers and takers : the Tea Party and Romney -- What's the matter with white voters? : Commonsense racism -- Obama's post-racial strategy -- Conclusion. To end dog whistle politics.
Campaigning for president in 1980, Ronald Reagan told stories of Cadillac-driving "welfare queens" buying T-bone steaks with food stamps. In trumpeting these tales of welfare run amok, Reagan never needed to mention race, because he was blowing a dog whistle: sending a message about racial minorities inaudible on one level, but clearly heard on another. In doing so, he tapped into a long political tradition that is more relevant than ever in the age of the Tea Party and the first black president. In Dog Whistle Politics, Ian Haney López offers a sweeping account of how politicians and plutocrats deploy veiled racial appeals to persuade white voters to support policies that favor the rich yet threaten their own interests. Dog whistle appeals generate middle-class enthusiasm for political candidates who promise to crack down on crime, curb undocumented immigration, and protect the heartland, but ultimately vote to slash taxes for the rich, give corporations control over financial markets, and aggressively curtail social services. White voters, convinced by powerful interests that minorities are their true enemies, fail to see the connection between the political agendas they support and the surging wealth inequality that takes an increasing toll on their lives.--From publisher description.
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Important and Timely submitted by sdunav on June 17, 2017, 10:15am An important and timely book (though I wish Lopez was just a couple years later in writing this - he would have fabulous insights into the 2016 election). I wanted to give it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the occasionally turgid academic/legal writing style. But really, it should be 4.5 stars for all of the fascinating insights I gained into late 20th century history and politics
PUBLISHED
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Year Published: 2014
Description: xiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780199964277
0199964270
SUBJECTS
Racism -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- History -- 21st century.
Communication in politics -- History -- 20th century.
Communication in politics -- History -- 21st century.
Post-racialism -- History.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-