The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

With the presidential elections just around the corner Sarah Palin and the Tea Party will be central to all activities. A fascinating and timely insider study, The Palin Effect details what is actually going on in the right of American politics and why it is making some people very uncomfortable.

It traces the rise of both Palin and the Tea Party—one that corresponds with the declining fortunes of the middle-class in America—and looks at the deep anxiety that both have provoked in the cultural elite.

Shana Pearlman shows how sex, money, and class are linked in the hysterical reaction surrounding this extremely divisive personality.

Shana Pearlman has worked at Fox News and the BBC. An American political journalist, Pearlman now works on digital initiatives for major UK newspapers. She lives in London, England, with her husband.

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The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

With the presidential elections just around the corner Sarah Palin and the Tea Party will be central to all activities. A fascinating and timely insider study, The Palin Effect details what is actually going on in the right of American politics and why it is making some people very uncomfortable.

It traces the rise of both Palin and the Tea Party—one that corresponds with the declining fortunes of the middle-class in America—and looks at the deep anxiety that both have provoked in the cultural elite.

Shana Pearlman shows how sex, money, and class are linked in the hysterical reaction surrounding this extremely divisive personality.

Shana Pearlman has worked at Fox News and the BBC. An American political journalist, Pearlman now works on digital initiatives for major UK newspapers. She lives in London, England, with her husband.

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The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

by Shana Pearlman
The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

The Palin Effect: Sarah Palin, The Tea Party and the New American Class System

by Shana Pearlman

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With the presidential elections just around the corner Sarah Palin and the Tea Party will be central to all activities. A fascinating and timely insider study, The Palin Effect details what is actually going on in the right of American politics and why it is making some people very uncomfortable.

It traces the rise of both Palin and the Tea Party—one that corresponds with the declining fortunes of the middle-class in America—and looks at the deep anxiety that both have provoked in the cultural elite.

Shana Pearlman shows how sex, money, and class are linked in the hysterical reaction surrounding this extremely divisive personality.

Shana Pearlman has worked at Fox News and the BBC. An American political journalist, Pearlman now works on digital initiatives for major UK newspapers. She lives in London, England, with her husband.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849541503
Publisher: Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 04/24/2012
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author


Shana Pearlman: SHANA PEARLMAN has worked in political journalism at Fox News and the BBC. She works on digital initiatives for major UK newspapers.

she's American born and moved to U.K. recently.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction 1

1 American Class 15

2 Who Are You Calling Stupid? 47

3 The Segregation of America 69

4 Civility For Me But Not For Thee 99

5 Breaking the Last Glass Ceiling 123

6 Social Issues in American Elections 147

7 Why Are We Arguing About Evolution Anyway? 167

8 The Tea Party's Influence on American Politics 191

9 Income Inequality in 2012 217

10 The Story of 2012 239

11 How to Defeat the Palin Effect 253

Notes 257

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