Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland /

With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as "Dying of whiteness" shows, the right-wing policies that res...

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Main Author: Metzl, Jonathan, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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