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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465941503321

Autore

Milburn Michael A.

Titolo

Raised to rage : the politics of anger and the roots of authoritarianism / / Michael A. Milburn, Sheree D. Conrad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-262-33853-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

320.973019

Soggetti

Political psychology - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the 2016 Edition; Introduction: What's Missing from This Picture?; 1 Hear No Evil, See No Evil; 2 "No, really, I'm fine"; 3 The Politics of Denial; 4 Honor Thy Father and Mother; 5 The Punitive Society; 6 The Seduction of the Electorate; 7 Denial, Slavery, and Racism in America; 8 Governmental Violence and Denial; 9 Denial and Environmental Destruction; 10 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An argument that voter anger and authoritarian political attitudes can be traced to the displacement of anger, fear, and helplessness.