{"product_id":"the-backlash-9780061991721","title":"The Backlash","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Will Bunch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Conservatism \u0026amp; Liberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think Obama Isn't an American citizen.\u003cbr\u003eThey think Obama wants to put Americans in Concentration Camps.\u003cbr\u003eThey think Obama is the Anti-Christ.\u003cbr\u003eThis isn't just the Tea Party--Welcome to the Backlash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe election of Barack Obama provoked unparalleled anger on the far right that eventually twisted important national discussions and pushed ideas from the conservative fringe into the mainstream media. In this gripping exposé, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Will Bunch reveals the secrets behind the crusade against the president, exploring how forces like radical militia groups, the Tea Party, pro-gun zealots, and Glenn Beck have combined old-fashioned populist outrage with digital-age phobias to produce a wave of resentment that many have ridden straight to the bank. Pulling back the curtain on the paranoid politics of a new generation, Bunch exposes the opportunists who have embraced apocalyptic fearmongering, and shows how events such as the election of America's first African-American president, the economic recession, and the rise of social networking have created a dangerous political moment that poses legitimate risks to democracy in America. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408272810135,"sku":"9780061991721","price":1388.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780061991721.webp?v=1767309659","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-backlash-9780061991721","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}