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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790516403321

Autore

Brissenden Michael

Titolo

American stories [[electronic resource] ] : tales of hope and anger / / Michael Brissenden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Lucia, Qld., : University of Queensland Press, 2012

ISBN

0-7022-4844-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Disciplina

818

818.00

Soggetti

Politics, Practical - United States

Political participation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Prologue; 1 Winning the race; 2 Dancing with the city; 3 Tea Party; 4 America's Muslims and the mosque at Ground Zero; 5 Wild politics; 6 Arizona brewing - Guns, God and Mexicans; 7 The whole enchilada; 8 Little Havana - Big influence; 9 'Too close to the United States, not close enough to God'; 10 Elvis has left the building; 11 California screaming; 12 Tales from the Motor City; 13 West Virginia - Songs in the hollers; 14 Obamacare; 15 Mitt Romney's magic underpants; 16 'It's still the economy, stupid'; 17 Election 2012; Epilogue

Acknowledgements